Despite increasing demand, finding and buying local food can still be a hassle. When feeding hundreds or thousands of school children, convenience is key. Due to cost, quantity and transportation, it can prove easier to source out-of-season apples from across …
Make the "Best of Fresh" with Farm to School
Presented by Carol Chong, National Nutrition Advisor, Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthy Schools Program and Christina Conell, Program Analyst USDA
Almost anything can be purchased locally in different …
Local Food in Schools: How to Overcome the Barriers
If you’ve worked in school food service for any length of time you’ve probably been approached about incorporating locally grown foods into your menus. This movement, which continues to gain momentum, is commonly referred to as farm to school. Farm …
How Food Service Directors and Staff Can Use Produce in the Cafeteria
We’ve all grown up hearing, “Eat your veggies!” but many of us never stop to think why, beyond a vague understanding that they are healthy. Most of us would hardly call it a meal without a hearty serving of meat …
In-School Farmers Markets – Setting Up for Success
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Delicious Display at Syracuse City School District Farmers Market 2013
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Many people visit their local Farmers Markets on the weekend to find locally grown fruits and vegetables. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a Farmers Market come to you? One …
Do You Know What’s Happening in Your Lunchroom? Healthy Lunch Tips for School Administrators
The lunchroom can be viewed as the ‘learning laboratory’ for nutrition and health lessons. For this reason, it is important to know what is going on in the lunchroom to ensure that it does everything it can to support healthy …
School-Based Farmers’ Market Brings Fresh Produce to Kids
Growing up in an inner city, children of the Syracuse City School District don’t necessarily get the chance to visit farms, farms stands, and even large grocery stores. Given these challenges, many of our youth are not exposed to the …
Benefits of Working with Cooperative Extension
Consider calling your local county or university based Cooperative Extension office for reliable, research based resources and strategies to assist you in your plans to create a healthy school environment. It could be your one-stop for working on improving healthy …
Top 10 Tips for Working with Your Local Extension on Nutrition Education
Cooperative Extension (also called Agricultural Extension) is a nationwide resource that brings research-based, practical information and classes to the public. There are Extension offices in every state and territory. Here are some ways Extension can help you.
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How to Support Farm-to-School Initiatives in Your Community
We’ve all probably heard that nutrition is very important for children’s health and ability to succeed in the classroom. School lunchrooms nationwide have been improving the nutritional quality of the meals served in order to better support students’ health …