Our environment shapes the way we interact with food. This is true in adults, but it is especially true in children. Relationships with food begin even before birth; taste buds form by 8 weeks gestation and become fully functional by around 15 weeks. During pregnancy, flavors from the mother’s diet are transported to the baby via amniotic fluid, which later impacts their taste preferences postnatal. That exposure doesn’t end after pregnancy, flavor is also transmitted through breastmilk! In...

Hello everyone! I’m Claire, a senior Dietetics student at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, and I’m so excited to be working with Farmshed this spring semester! As a part of my Community Nutrition and Food Systems course, I am interning with Farmshed to learn about the workings of community nutrition. I am especially interested in public health, communities, and sustainable food systems. My dream job is working with the community to improve access to healthy, delicious, and fulfilling...

I, the author of this post, is deeply saddened, concerned, and disappointed in the passing of the budget bill. Through a public health...