DeKalb County Health Department was in full swing to support Food Day with a week's long celebration. They hosted a symposium where they screened Nourish and discussed their upcoming white paper which addresses the state of the food system in DeKalb. Very interesting stuff. Read from bottom to top to read in order.

• DeKalb County School System is in its first year of their Farm to School program.
• DeKalb needs to create a committee to identify land as potential urban farm. Anyone volunteers?
• If every #GA resident would spend $10.00 on local produce it would create Millions of dollars of revenue for GA business.
• Studies show that women who can use their food assistance income at farmers market will eat more fresh fruit and vegetables.
• DeKalb has 9 Farmers Markets, 17 community gardens and 8 community farms. Nos are from @GeorgiaOrganics Tx!
• 17% of DeKalb lives in a food desert.
• There are two areas in South #DeKalb that there are no fresh fruits and vegetables in local grocery stores.
• There is only one farmers market in south #DeKalb where there are over 6 in north #DeKalb
• Total acres of farmland in #DeKalb has gone from 3,000 in 1987 to 963 in 2007
• Average age of farmers is increasing.
• Top 10 veggies grown in #GA? Any guesses on the number 1? Watermelon
• 71% of DeKalb do not eat recommended fruits and vegetables each day
• #DeKalb has become a resettlement destination for international refugees.
• White paper has been created to examine the entire #DeKalb food system.
• The wonderful thing about food is you get to vote three times a day. - Michael Pollan #Nourish
• If you are concerned about climate change then eating local and organic is a way to fight it #Nourish
• 4 out of the 10 chronic diseases are related to food. #Nourish
• Vote with your fork #Nourish
• Farmers Markets create community around food. #Nourish
• There are dead zones all along the gulf coast created from pesticides. Add that with the #bpoilspill #sad
• The biggest question to ask about your food is where did this come from? - Michael Pollan #Nourish
• Food connects us globally - #Nourish
• Choosing fair trade certified products guarantees the farmer gets a equitable living wage #Nourish
• We have 90% of our large fish species population at risk #nourish
• Finally getting to see the movie #Nourish
• Affordable and nutritional food is an universal human right. The well being of DeKalb's citizens is tantamount. >> Excellent proclamation
• Comm. Kathie Gannon is delivering the County Commission proclamation to support Food Week. This program fits perfectly with Green Comm.
• DeKalb has two grants to cultivate local farms and farmers markets. This helps community and economic development.
• DeKalb has an increasing obesity rate. Total obesity rate is 30% + up from 25% from 5 years ago.
• Listening to Dr. Elizabeth Ford, District Health Director, DeKalb County. She's awesome. DeKalb is lucky to have her.
• DeKalb has 18 food deserts. #whoknew
• At the Food Day event for DeKalb. Late notice but if you have time they are screening Nourish with high powered panel to follow.