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Check out the Catalyst Magazine - You might be in it!
Posted by: andyberndt January 11, 2012So we're really excited to announce our magazine! We've been working on it for a while, and our goal is to show all the cool projects Catalyst students have been working on, and also feature... »MORE
The Future of Food
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger January 10, 2012Guys, I just watched a terrifying movie about scientific experiments spreading far beyond their intended uses and wreaking havoc on the Earth. While this was happening, the makers of the technology monopolized the industry and... »MORE
Former Hopkins School Food Guru Takes on Minneapolis
Posted by: Colleen January 06, 2012Hopkins School District serves some of the freshest and most nutritious school lunches in the state, thanks in a large part to Bertrand Weber. Weber overhauled Hopkins food service when he held the position of... »MORE
McDonalds French Fries- Farm to Fork?
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger December 27, 2011In a recent twist in food marketing tactics, McDonalds has attempted to put a Farm to Fork spin on their fries. Check the ad here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cXgKCFqACkw. Though their new ad suggests that their fries go straight from... »MORE
Childhood Obesity on the Decline in NYC
Posted by: Colleen December 20, 2011Good news! All the hard work going into lowering America's obesity rate might actually be working! There is some encouraging news from New York City: obesity prevalance in elementary and middle schoolers has been on... »MORE
Food Marketers Need Some Guidelines
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger November 30, 2011Our friends over at the Center for Science in the Public Interest put together some awesome infographics to portray why food marketers need some advice from the Interagency Working Group on how to improve their food... »MORE
U.S. Congress says pizza is a vegetable. Wait...really??
Posted by: andyberndt November 29, 2011I'm no food scientest, but the more I look at the above image, the less it looks like a carrot. But apparently the U.S. Congress think it does. Congress just sent a clear message... »MORE
Clearing the Candy: Some Grocers Opt for Healthier Displays in Check-out Lanes
Posted by: Colleen November 28, 2011Candy has a way of tempting us from its pedastal in the grocery check out lanes. Nearly all of us have sucuumb to its taunting as we stand there, waiting for the cashier to scan... »MORE
Lunch with the Lunch Lady!
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger November 26, 2011Hey all! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving! Right before I left for break, something AWESOME happened. I got to eat lunch with a lunch lady at my school. Her name is Piper and she is awesome! But... »MORE
Catalyst members celebrate Food Day!
Posted by: Colleen November 17, 2011On October 24, Catalyst members acros the state celebrated Food Day at their high schools. Check out the pics below documenting how they took a stand against sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity! »MORE
A Week, well, Three Days, In Café Mac
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger November 09, 2011Are you ready for this, Catalyst? I am finally ready to show you what it is like to eat at Macalester College every day, and get us started thinking about little things we can do... »MORE
Catalyst Inspires Arizona in Action to Build Giant Bar Graph Demonstrating Rising Obesity Rates
Posted by: Colleen November 08, 2011Inspired by Catalyst's activism event at the 2011 Summit, Arizona in Action built a giant bar graph in the town of Goodyear, AZ, to demonstrate Arizona's rising obesity rates through the last 30 years. The... »MORE
Food Day Adventures
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger October 25, 2011Guess what guys? Monday was Food Day, and Catalyst wants to know what you were up to! If you were one of the people who recieved our activism kits, or even if you just rocked... »MORE
Food Week!
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger October 17, 2011It is Food Week, Catalyst! What is this madness? Well, World Food Day, USA was yesterday- Sunday, October 16, 2011. World Food Day is a worldwide event that aims to increase awareness and understanding of... »MORE
Crazy Infographic on Childhood Obesity
Posted by: Colleen October 12, 2011Our friends over at The Lunch Tray just posted a disturbing but informative infographic on childhood obesity. Check it out. »MORE
Meet Mariah! The New Catalyst Intern
Posted by: Mariah Kate Geiger October 11, 2011Hey everybody! I’m Mariah Geiger and I am beyond thrilled to introduce myself as Catalyst’s new intern. Hopefully I’ll be able to connect with you in person at an event or training in the near... »MORE
Catalyst to Celebrate Food Day with Teen Activism Kits!
Posted by: Colleen October 07, 2011On October 24, America will be celebrating the first ever Food Day, a day akin to Earth Day in April. Food Day seeks to bring together people from all walks of life, to push for... »MORE
From the Garden to Cafeteria - Catalyst makes Woodbury Bulletin
Posted by: Colleen October 03, 2011The Woodbury Bulletin from Woodbury, MN, recently wrote about Catalyst's garden work with Crosswinds Arts & Science School. Check it out below From the garden to the cafeteria September is Farm Month in Minnesota schools,... »MORE
Check out our new Bike to School Video!
Posted by: andyberndt September 30, 2011We wanted to celebrate all that is awesome about biking and walking to school, so we got some fun people together and shot a killer video. Hopefully it will inspire you to ditch the... »MORE
FoodCorps Sets out to Tackle Obesity
Posted by: Colleen September 22, 2011This year, an awesome new program called FoodCorps kicked off across America. The program is a division of AmeriCorps, a program that allows young people to participate in different service programs across the country. FoodCorps... »MORE
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