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September 18th, 2024 the Southcoast Food Policy Council hosted a virtual Food Summit: Shifting Perspectives from Food Security to Food Sovereignty from 6-8pm. The Keynote speaker was Alison Cohen from National Right to Food Community of Practice.

Stress is a fact of life. Stress—the so-called “bad” kind—has us ruminating, over-planning, constantly in a state of hyper-arousal, over-thinking about what we could’ve done differently, about what we should do in the future, about how we should’ve said this and not that, or worrying and obsessing about nearly everything. It’s no wonder the mind feels overloaded!

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This is the story of PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Trauma and chronic diseases are significant health concerns that can profoundly impact an individual’s life.

Marion Institute’s July 2024 Newsletter featuring our 2023 Annual Report, upcoming events: MBSR and Boogie at the Bog, and happenings with our Grow Education Program!

June Events from Your Friends at the Marion Institute… Join us in a discussion with world renowned trauma research author Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., whose book The Body Keeps the Score has been translated into 43 languages and remains on the New York Times Bestseller List. Also, challenge yourself to “Eat Local” with us!

Plenty to share for our May Newsletter! With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re happy to announce we are bringing world renowned author and researcher Bessel van der Kolk to Marion for a talk. His book, The Body Keeps the Score, translated into 43 languages, is the foremost text on PTSD in the psychiatric community. We highlight a number of other events geared toward preserving mental and physical health as well as big updates for our newest program, Frogfoot Farm – Neighbors Feeding Neighbors. Dig in!

Third-grade students at Sippican Elementary School put their pencils down and took a break from the classroom on Thursday, May 9, spending some time outside sharpening their gardening skills.

As the weather turns warmer, students at Wareham Elementary School are beginning to plant spring crops as part of a food education program. The elementary school’s STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics – program is teaching children to farm as part of a partnership with the Marion Institute, a non-profit organization that supports health through nutrition.