Grow Well Missouri

Wonderful things are happening in terms of food and community. One of my passions in life is teaching people how to grow their own food, especially people who might be trying to preserve their finances. Grow Well Missouri is a program that was created to do just that!

Grow Well Missouri is giving away starter plants in tote bags with a bit of education on how to care for and harvest the veggies. They are gaining participation with each addition of different vegetable and are beginning to teach many people how to grow high quality food for themselves. According to the article, the participants are enjoying this activity with their children.

I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. I have a very strong desire for wanting more individuals to be eating fresh foods. There are so many horrible eating habits that are being passed to our next generations. What does it mean for our future if our childhood obesity rate continues to increase (we are over 1/3 of children being obese)? Is our nation able to step up and take responsibility for the health of its citizens?

Obviously I could write all day about how angry I am with the health status of the country I live in. There are many reasons that we are in this situation and I really hope that at some point we can turn the obesity rate around. Grow Well Missouri is beginning a great trend that will hopefully give rise to other programs that can provide people with a better quality of food. At this point, we all need to evaluate our health and strive towards better choices. In my opinion it is not the fault of the food companies. Consumers are giving money towards the growth of these companies. We need to re-evaluate these choices and stop giving so much growth to companies who aren't producing genuine food.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/26/417725619/missouri-food-pantries-help-clients-grow-their-own-produce

Also, is this real? If is it, is that considered child abuse?
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/australia-600-pound-woman-gives-birth-to-40-pound-baby/