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PROMOTING LIFELONG HEALTHY EATING HABITS
Setting up and running a school garden A MANUAL FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES
Front cover: School children in China: R. Faidutti. School garden in Panama: Jesús Bulux, Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá and Pan American Health Organization. Vegetables and fruit: Mel Futter. Back cover: Ethiopian children: R. Faidutti. Illustration: Mel Futter. Design: J. Morgante/R. Magini.
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