Posts By: Paula Olson

The Garden and Kids Thrive at Malcolm X School in Berkeley

On Monday April 13, representatives from Western Growers and the American Cancer Society attended a school Garden event in Oakland at Malcom X Elementary School.  The K-5 students had the opportunity to showcase their school garden and what it taught them about healthy eating.    With the help of a $1500 grant from the Western ...

WG Comes to You: May 21 Central Coast; June 18 Central Valley

Who is the best 2016 presidential candidate?   We want to hear from you on this and other critical issues facing our industry.  Western Growers is inviting you to an Issues Forum: May 21, 2015 in Oxnard, Santa Maria and Salinas; June 18 in Fresno, Los Banos and Bakersfield. We invite you and key leaders from ...

New Year, New Healthy Habits

With a new year comes new resolutions.  One of those resolutions should be to teach our children healthier habits and lead by example. Nearly one in three children in America is currently overweight or obese, and that trend seems to be climbing.  So while you’re tackling your own New Year’s resolutions, why not partner up ...

The Phoenix Zoo’s New Exhibit

Rousseau Farming Company’s Food Safety Officer Kami Weddle is teaching Arizona’s children how their food is grown, why we should eat lots of fruits and veggies and the importance of the specialty crop industry to Arizona. As part of an Arizona Specialty Crop Block Grant and in partnership with the Phoenix Zoo, several of Western ...

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