The group is funded by the Department of Agriculture and from corporations like Monsanto and DuPont.

At stake is the $25 billion annual budget for discretionary spending by the Agriculture Department, and crop subsidies worth even more. Bob Stallman, chairman of the Alliance, is also president of the American Farm Bureau, the farmers’ main lobbying group in Washington.  full article

THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. Despite extensive government subsidies, hyperprocessed food remains more expensive than food cooked at home.  full article

During a United Nations General Assembly summit ,New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said “governments at all levels must make healthy solutions the default social option."  read article

The Indiana Museum of Art opens FLOW, a city-wide public art project that reveals how the ordinary activities of citizens affect the health and future of the White River water system.

More than 100 markers and oversized map pins -- called installations -- from Broad Ripple to White River State Park help viewers understand the river's role in their daily lives and what they can do to preserve it.

Jill from Empower Results invited Dana and I to attend the opening!

The Indy Star writeup of is here.