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Farm to Hospital

February 23, 2013
San Francisco, California

Location: Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St

San Francisco Bay Area PSR and Community Alliance for Family Farmers co-lead the Farm to Hospital breakout session at the Second Annual Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference on February 23.  The Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference, organized by Slow Food USA, brings together stakeholders in childhood obesity prevention to promote innovation and provide insight into work being done on this critical issue.

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