Action Alert: Stop Dairy Industry from Invading New York Schools

Here is a list of ways that you can help with this campaign:

• Contact New York Agriculture in the Classroom and ask them to select a book that encourages the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods. Our list of alternative books highlighting healthy and nutritious foods can also be found on the New York Agriculture in the Classroom Web site.

  NY Agriculture in the Classroom
  Cornell University Dept. of Education
  106 Kennedy Hall
  Ithaca NY 14853
  607-255-9252
  nyaitc@cornell.edu

• Send a letter to Senator Hillary Clinton.
• Send a letter to Senator Charles Schumer.
• Send a letter to your New York state senator and assemblymember.
• Find out if your local elementary school is participating in the Ag Literacy Day on March 20. If your school is participating, please write a letter to the principal and ask him or her to only read books to students that encourage the consumption of healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables. Also, please let PCRM know if your school is participating so we can send a letter as well.  
• Write a letter to your local newspaper expressing your concern over the book choice. 
• Distribute flyers to parents at the school.
• Pass along this list and ask friends, family, and acquaintances to help out. 
• If you are a healthcare professional in New York, please contact Susan Levin, staff dietitian, at slevin@pcrm.org or 202-686-2210, ext. 333, to discuss ways that you can help change New York’s Ag Literacy Day.
• Start a dialogue with other parents, teachers, and school board members about healthy alternatives for children’s diets. 

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Levin, staff dietitian, at slevin@pcrm.org or 202-686-2210, ext. 333.

Thank you for helping!

Alternative Book Suggestions
Saunders-Smith, Gail. Carrots. Capstone Press, 1998. This primary reader describes carrots from growing to processing to eating.

Tryon, Leslie. Albert's Field Trip. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1993. Albert leads a class from Pleasant Valley School on a field trip to Georgie and Gracie's apple farm. The children pick their own apples and squeeze them into juice.

Rendon, Marcie R. and Cheryl Walsh Bellville. Farmer's Market. Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2001. Full of colorful photographs, this book describes the efforts of many families who work hard to produce food that is sold at farmer's markets.

Lin, Grace. Ugly Vegetables, The. Charlesbridge Publishing, 1999. A little girl and her mother grow vegetables rather than beautiful flowers like their neighbors, and she learns to appreciate the tasty soup her mother makes with them.

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