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USDA Georgia Staff Kicks off 2011 Growing Season by Planting a People’s Garden

May 12, 2011 EJ Stapler, Georgia Public Information Officer

Employees at the Stephens Federal Building in Athens, Georgia, celebrated the People's Garden planted in April with an educational lunch session in the garden. Deborah Callahan of USDA Rural Development and a recent graduate of Georgia's Master Gardener program demonstrated composting and explained...

Initiatives Rural

Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton Participates in Georgia School Nutrition Directors’ Conference

October 04, 2010 Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

I just participated in a wonderful school nutrition conference in Athens, GA that ran from September 28-30. It was Georgia’s annual School Nutrition Directors’ Conference, and I found it to be very well organized and packed with important information.

Food and Nutrition

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