Meet Cathy Henriques, Cafeteria Manager at Jacobs Elementary School! She's the Grow Education "Face of Food" in New Bedford for the month of November. We're grateful for Cathy and all her work with the New Bedford Food & Nutrition Services team.

Each month we’re highlighting people working toward making school meals for NBPS students healthy, delicious and culturally relevant. We’re asking them questions about food, education and self-care so that we can learn from each others’ experiences and bring this knowledge back to the classroom and garden. This month meet Rob Shaheen, Director of Food Services at New Bedford Public Schools.

What’s your immune-supporting routine as the colder weather approaches? Join us on November 10 for a presentation and discussion on immune boosting, featuring Dr. Dick Thom, renowned naturopathic practitioner.

Remembering Future Primitive's Joanna Harcourt-Smith, Grow Education Special Report on Teens, Stress, & Anxiety, the return of our educational series with the BioMed Center New England, feeding the community, and more!

The task of cultivating health-promoting structures and routines can be difficult, but new research highlights just how necessary support and structure are to the health and wellness of a particularly vulnerable group: the nation’s 25 million teens. As parents and caregivers, there are several ways we can help teens develop resilience against stress and anxiety, particularly when faced with unsettling circumstances.

Stress is a part of every day life, but it's important to take a "mindfulness break" before things start to reach the boiling point. Julie Paquette of The Mindful Collaborative leads us on a 6-minute centering exercise that will help us to reconnect our mind and body, reduce stress and enhance our emotional well-being.