Slow down for Labor Day lunch
Slow Food chapters in Denver, Boulder and other Colorado towns will host community potlucks Monday to promote passage of a Child Nutrition Act demanding healthy, nutritious food in schools. The “Eat In” is part of Slow Food’s national day of action urging change in school lunch programs, including more funding, better quality food and nutritional education.
Denver: Fairmont Dual Immersion Academy, 520 W. Third Ave., noon-3 p.m. youth farmers market. Bring a lunch, and hear speakers from Denver Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens and Operation Frontline.
Boulder: Old Courthouse Lawn, 1325 Pearl St. on the mall, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Gardening activities, food by Culinary School of the Rockies students, local food activists and a bluegrass band.
For more locations, go to , and click on “Local Chapters.”
Beads, bonding at north Boulder Curves
The women’s fitness center Curves in north Boulder will host a Bead for Life event 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, “an evening of connection, inspiration, fun and shopping for Fair Trade recycled paper jewelry.” Bead for Life is a nonprofit collaboration among women in Uganda and around the world. Members in Africa roll bead jewelry from recycled paper, and women worldwide sell the jewelry ($5 to $30) and educate themselves and others about extreme poverty. The profits return to health care, housing and business-training initiatives. 3127 28th St., Boulder, 303-440-7660;
Step up to easy exercise
Walking is one of the easiest ways to get exercise. If you’re in a nonwalking rut, wearing a pedometer might be one of the least expensive and most effective ways to climb out of it. A pedometer is a good motivational tool, but it’s even better paired with a goal. A common goal is 10,000 steps a day, which is equivalent to about 5 miles, depending on the length of your stride. Some things to keep in mind when using or buying a pedometer: • Have a step-count goal (10,000 a day is a good goal). • Walk at a fairly brisk pace of 3 mph to get the health benefits of walking. You can buy a good pedometer for $25. The piezoelectric models that “work at any angle” cost more but may be more accurate and easier to use. Harvard Health Letter
