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One of the many priorities the Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) identified to work on through our strategic planning process was the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Gap.

Light is not just a powerful component of our external reality, holding our cosmos together at the atomic level; it is an essential component of our biological existence. Understanding the way that Lyme Disease disrupts light's vital roles in the body is important to any treatment plan designed to bring the body back into healthy self-regulation. Read on to learn more about the power of light from Dr. Martin Hart of the Biologix Center for Optimum Health.

This month's newsletter for April is chock full of fun and informational updates on our programs and a peak at our presence at the Buttonwood Park Zoo's Party for the Planet for Earth Day on the 22nd!

The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) accomplished much this month. We hosted our second quarterly meeting for SFPC Members-at-Large on April 14, began meeting with our SFPC Working Groups, and recruited and met with three Food Equity Advisors.

Throughout this past month, Grow Education supported a series of events that we called Community Recipe Meetings. The purpose of these events was to gather local parents, guardians and families to share family and cultural recipes that they would like to see on the school menu.

Spring is the time when the nature world is called to experience the cycle of rebirth and revitalization. Herbs can be a powerful ally in the reawakening and energizing processes. Read on to learn more about the power of herbs from Carissa Wills-DeMello, herbalist and CEO of Town Farm Tonics.

Happy Spring! We hope you are adjusting to the time change and beginning to relish these longer, slightly warmer days. We have lots of exciting updates happening here at the Marion Institute. Read on!

Last month, the SFPC Community Advisory Board (CAB) completed our community-driven strategic planning process that will help set and define the Council's work in the upcoming year.

We have some exciting news – Grow Education is expanding! We had our first official on-site meeting with the Westport Public Schools. Just as we finished fine tuning our programming, Westport Public Schools reached out with interest in starting a Farm to School project.

Cancer is a prevalent disease, but that doesn't mean it is an eventuality. Read on to learn more about how BioMed providers approach cancer prevention and treatment from Dr. Dickson Thom, DDS, ND.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the successful launch of Community Youth Empowerment (CYE) from our Greenhouse Initiatives (fiscal sponsorship) program. We also discuss Black History Month lessons in the New Bedford Schools as well as heart health habits and updates to SFPC's Community Advisory Board.