Posted By: Francis Koster Published: January 16, 2014

Supermarkets are Hungry for Local Food Suppliers

Supermarkets are Hungry for Local Food Suppliers By Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. Every major supermarket chain I have spoken to tells me they were having …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: November 25, 2013

Feeding Your Soul – and the Poor

Feeding Your Soul – and the Poor by Francis P.Koster, Ed.D. We have a messy public policy debate underway about how communities and various levels …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: May 20, 2013

Mind Games Around Food

Mind Games Around Food  by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. There have been so many medical advances in the past few decades that most of us …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: December 16, 2012

Growing Neighborhoods One Meal at a Time

Growing Neighborhoods One Meal at a Time by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D.  Something very interesting is going on as we invent the America of the …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: August 12, 2012

An Alternative Way to Get Fruits & Veggies

An Alternative Way to Get Fruits & Veggies by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. As modern food processing has expanded its reach, a shrinking portion of …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: July 5, 2012

Aquaculture Can Cure our Economic Ills

Aquaculture Can Cure our Economic Ills by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D.   The population of the earth has doubled since 1970.[1]  Since each of these …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: June 17, 2012

Community Efforts Relieve “Food Insecurity”

Community Efforts Relieve "Food Insecurity" by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. In North Carolina about one in six children live in households where it is not …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: May 23, 2012

Food as Medicine Fights Rising Problem

Food as Medicine Fights Rising Problem by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. I am sitting in a mall food court with several friends when one remarks on …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: May 20, 2012

Make the Most of Fresh Food to Fight Obesity

Make the Most of Fresh Food to Fight Obesity by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. I am sitting in a mall food court with several friends …

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Posted By: Francis Koster Published: May 6, 2012

Hunger Amidst Plenty: Salvaging Food

 Hunger Amidst Plenty: Salvaging Food  by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. Imagine yourself standing at your front door, looking at your three neighbors’ houses across the …

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