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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

A Salad Bar for Everyone: Finding Funds for a Salad Bar


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“It looks really beautiful! I would put our salad bar up against any salad bar in town because it looks that good!”– Kathy Burrill the food service director for Chisago Lakes Area Schools

Fresh fruits and vegetables …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

How to Make Your Salad Bar Healthy and Popular

Include all Meal Components—making a salad meet the NSLP requirements for a full meal is quite easy with a salad bar! Make sure that the utensils measure the correct serving size of each item. For example one scoop of …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Getting Help and Cash: Building Relationships and Finding Funding

Adam Brumberg, Deputy Director, Cornell Food and Brand Lab, presents on how school food service organizations can build relationships with external organizations and find funding. He also focuses on ways to make partners out of some of the groups …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Partnering with National and Local Organizations to Access Resources for your Cafeteria

laughing chefs“Work smarter, not harder”, “two heads are better than one”, “why reinvent the wheel” – these axioms make a lot of sense; especially in the business of school nutrition programs.  Many individuals and organizations are constantly looking for ways to …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

What Are Funders Looking For In Grant Applications?

Many programs, including numerous school food programs, which are conducted in the United States receive a large portion of their funding through grant proposals. Because this is such an important piece of why these programs’ success, applications for more grants …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

10 Things Funders Look for in a Grant Application

Writing a grant is a lot of work, but the benefits can greatly outweigh the costs. These tips will make your grant application more appealing to funders. According to U.S. Senator, Patty Murray and her author, McBride, in the article …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Benefits of Working with Cooperative Extension

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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 …

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This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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