Binghamton High School in Binghamton, N.Y. introduced "the green cart" offering apples, bananas, oranges and a variety of nutrition bars as part of a nutrition program supported by the Broome County Health Department, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services' food service department on the program, according to The Press & Sun Bulletin in Binghamton, N.Y. For the full story, click here.
Editor’s Insight: It will take a lot of work on the schools’ part to get people interested in buying from this “green cart,” but the parties involved deserve credit for making a serious attempt to make students aware of the need to improve their eating habits.
VendingMarketWatch has noted the need for schools and public health agencies to work together on health initiatives. In this case, the cooperative extension service got involved, bringing the local produce industry into the picture. A big part of addressing the obesity challenge is for existing government entities to pool their resources, as these agencies did in Binghamton, N.Y. 01-24-12 By Elliot Maras
