This is one of the most frequent questions that I get asked.  
It would be great to have a simple answer, but alas, there’s no way of knowing for sure.  But even though a concrete number isn’t available, there are some things that we do know…

We know that one in three children attending Petaluma City Schools is [...]

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[ November 17, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. December 1, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Learn how to prepare healthy and delicious holiday meals for your family with organic fruits and vegetables.  These free classes, taught in English and Spanish, take place at McDowell Elementary school (421 S. McDowell Blvd. - Multi-Purpose Room) on Monday, November 17th and Monday, December 1st.  from 6:30-8:00 p.m.  Recipes will include soups, vegetable dishes, main [...]

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Is food a universal human right or just the privilege of those who have the economic means to obtain it?  In the real world, the answer to both parts of that question is yes. Like the political right to free speech enshrined in our Bill of Rights, the right to food is, under international jurisprudence, [...]

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“We, the undersigned, believe that a healthy food system is necessary to meet the urgent challenges of our time. Behind us stands a half-century of industrial food production, underwritten by cheap fossil fuels, abundant land and water resources, and a drive to maximize the global harvest of cheap calories. Ahead lie rising energy and food [...]

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