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Who’s up for a Radish CRUNCH? The first full week of October every year is Mississippi Farm to School Week. This year the Mississippi Farm to School Network continued to celebrate statewide with a Zoom Celebration featuring fun facts and tips about growing radishes in...

President's Message Happy September! As I write this message, it’s a nice and bearable 86 degrees here in Mississippi. I don’t know about you but think I could deal with this for a little bit. This month, the Academy is raising awareness on malnutrition and promoting...

President's Message Just like that, it’s the end of August. By now, some of us have begun the new school year in some form of fashion. It’s a wild time to be a student. It’s definitely wild watching the process as a parent or friend. This next month the MSAND Board...

President's Message What a summer we are having! I don’t know how you feel, but it’s hot, y'all. There’s no other way to put it. I hope there are ways you are choosing to put some positivity and light into your days in this heat.   We have a new year upon us for...

Important FNCE 2020 Update The Academy’s Board of Directors determined on Friday, June 19, that the 2020 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo™, scheduled for October 17 to 20 in Indianapolis, Ind., will transition to a virtual event experience, to be held on the...

Meeting the Challenges of These Times How has the Corona virus changed your life? How have you risen to meet the challenges? Registered dietitian nutritionists, dietetic interns and students in food, nutrition and dietetic programs have been part of the frontline...

President’s Message Success. This word might mean many different things to different people but this word now has special meaning to me after the past few months on the roller coaster ride of the planning of the 2020 MS-AND Spring Conference. After the 2019 conference...

2020 MS-AND Virtual Annual Meeting The 2020 MS-AND Annual Meeting has gone virtual! The conference will be held on April 23rd and 24th from the comfort of your own home. We have another full agenda of some very talented speakers and presenters offering a wealth of...

2020 Spring ConferencePlans for the 2020 Spring Conference are continuing! The conference will be held on March 26th and 27th, 2020 at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl, MS. We will have another full agenda of some very talented speakers and presenters offering a wealth...

President's Message: Spring Conference - Save The Date!Welcome to 2020! I hope that everyone was able to find time during the busy holiday season to reflect back on last year in preparation for a successful and exciting 2020! It seems like only yesterday that we were...