Friday, September 4, 2009

August Updated

So much to report! This blog thing is a bit tricky - trying to start incorporating it into my daily life.

Classes have started, and its been a bit of an adjustment to the whole full time thing - a far cry from the many lazy days of summer. :) Mostly in public health classes this semester. To my delight, it turns out public health students are a bunch of idealists! The veil of cynicism from the internship continues to lift. It's lovely to be in graduate school, where most students are active participants in their learning and have many cool projects happening outside of school.

The food processing continues, with a few mishaps here and there. Mostly equipment mishaps, but a few recipe problems as well. I learned an important lesson about white pepper - much much spicier than black pepper. I didn't ruin any food, per se, just had to create another 25 lb batch of mashed potatoes without flavoring to make it palatable. :) The kids are eating most of the foods, applesauce being an exception because there was too much color provided by cinnamon. Live and learn.

Farm to School legislation is very close to a final product. We present it to Rep. Munzlinger September 15th and get feedback. It's actually turned into Farm to Cafeteria legislation, with schools being one component. This will allow healthy local foods to find access into other government institutions and businesses (prisons, Head Start, etc.) while providing more demand for local producers.

Couple of cool professional conferences coming up - http://communityfoodconference.org/13/conference-schedule/ and http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/ADA_Program_Preview.pdf. Super excited about the Community Food Security Coalition conference in Des Moines! October is shaping up to be a busy month. I should be taking my board exam in late October as well, at which point I'll actually be a Registered Dietitian. It's funny to think on how far we come.

Some apartment drama is still happening. Trying to decide whether to move out or not. The winter weather will only exacerbate existing problems. Moving.....grrrr. This will be the 9th move in 3 years. On the upside, I've gotten rid of a ton of stuff and the things I most recently brought back from Oregon are still boxed.

Been doing so much biking lately! Rode in the Moonlight Ramble last weekend and had a blast. It was 20 miles. I was beat down at the end and it took a few days days to recover. Looking forward to riding enough to lessen future pain.

Camille and I send our love. Miss you bunches!

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