Alaska Media Coverage

Farm to School program changes kids' views on food by Lisa Rathke. KTUU Alaska. Published 02/08/2010.
About 40 states have farm-to-school programs, but Vermont is a leader in incorporating all three missions into its programs. "Vermont has really taken it on in quite the most holistic way and not just in a couple of school districts but statewide," said Anupama Joshi, director of the Farm to School program, based at the Center for Food and Justice at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Vermont may be a step ahead of other states because a nonprofit partnership called Vermont FEED had already been working to get local foods into schools. Read the entire article.

Lunch lady in Alaska catches a wild idea by Melissa A. Trainer. The Oregonian. Published 09/22/2009.
Patty Luckhurst is an incredible lunch lady. She makes lunch from scratch for her 500 students, including cranking out 1,500 handmade yeast rolls each week. As if that weren't enough, the food service manager and head cook for the Dillingham School District has found a way to serve a local food, save the school district money and dramatically improve the diet of her students. Read the entire article.