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Applauding Schools That Give Students A Chance To Learn Outside Of The Classroom
By: Kevin Schmidt on October 12, 2016
Interacting with all these hopeful kids with their entire lives in front of them, while exploring the farm with great awe, gives me an uneasy pause.

Region 7, 8 Reps Tour Karnack Organic Farm
By: Kevin Schmidt on April 15, 2016

"Fresh is best" and "buy local" were the mantras Tuesday as Region 7 and 8 Education Service Centers officials toured Doodley Dee's Organic Farm in Karnack ‐ in the hopes of encouraging East Texas schools to buy local, organic produce in the future.
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WARNING: Pharmaceutical Companies Could Be Losing Business
By: Kevin Schmidt on January 29, 2016

Locals Are Getting Healthier And Cutting Into Pill Makers' Profits
People in East Texas and Northwest Louisiana are building grassroots efforts to eat not only better, but also more ethically.
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Students Taught to Rethink Food Choices in One Local School District
By: Kevin Schmidt on November 20, 2015

Foresight and courage from the Jefferson Texas Independent School District is reaching out to the hearts and minds (and bodies) of their students. An effort is being made to teach students how to rethink their food choices.
What a bold move! How did this courageous effort start?
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