Kansas Media Coverage

Lawrence’s biggest food stories of 2010 by Sarah Henning. Lawrence Journal-World. Published 12/28/2010.
Arguably, the biggest Lawrence food story of 2010 was made possible by some of the city’s smallest residents. Coming on the heels of successful gardens at private schools (Prairie Moon Waldorf School) and daycare centers around Lawrence, The Community Mercantile’s Nancy O’Connor led an initiative that brought a garden and oodles of food education to West Junior High in 2010. Read the entire article.

Farm to School Network practitioners to visit Kansas City by Alison Reber. Kansas City Environmental News Examiner. Published 07/24/2010.
Farm to School connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers. Read the entire article.

Organizations Urge Congress to Fund Farm to School Program by K.C. Compton. Grit. Published 05/05/2010.
A farm-to-school program was first authorized in 2004 in the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, but funds were never actually appropriated for the effort. Earlier this year, Senator Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) each introduced farm-to-school bills that include $50 million in mandatory funding for a program to be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Representatives Farr (D-CA) and Putnam (R-FL) included $50 million for farm-to-school in their Children's Fruit and Vegetable Act of 2009 (H.R. 4333), as did California Sen. Barbara Boxer in her Growing Farm to School Protection Act (S. 3144). Read the entire article.

Area schools battle obesity by Adrielle Harvey. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Published 09/13/2009.
Two students indulge in locally grown watermelon as part of the Farm to School program, which connects children to local farmers. At the same time, the school is encouraging healthier eating habits in attempts to reduce childhood obesity by introducing more fruits and vegetables during school hours. Read the entire article.

Bistro Kids makes healthy eating main course at schools by Tammy Worth. Kansas City Business Journal. Published 11/12/2008.
Pork enchiladas, honey mustard turkey breast and bison tacos are not typical school lunch fare. But Bistro Kids is not a typical school lunch program. Run by Chef Kiersten Firquain, Bistro Kids is the first for-profit lunch program in the area that follows the Farm to School Program, a national organization that helps connect local farmers with area schools. Read the entire article.

New farm bill should promote healthier foods by Mladen Golubic. The Wichita Eagle. Published 10/31/2007.
The FRESH Act also would increase funding for a wide array of smart initiatives, including farm-to-school programs, farmers' markets, fruit and vegetable promotion, and the fruit and vegetable snack program that provides free, healthy snacks to schoolkids across around the country. Read the entire article.

Let's Redo School Lunch by Gail Borelli. The Kansas City Star. Published 10/16/2007.
Helping children put a face to the farmers who grow their food is a concept that is building momentum, says Anupama Joshi, director of the Farm to School Program, a national clearinghouse for information and assistance. Each school's program is unique because of seasonality and community support, she says, and most include in the lunch line just one or two local foods, such as apples. Read the entire article.

Farm-to-Cafeteria programs in the works in Kansas by Mike Shields. KHI News Service. Published 06/28/2007.
Hoping to teach youngsters to eat healthy while putting more dollars into the pockets of local farmers, groups across the country have been promoting so-called Farm-to-Cafeteria programs. Read the entire article.

Farm-to-Cafeteria programs in the works in Kansas by Mike Shields. KHI News Service. Published 06/28/2007.
Hoping to teach youngsters to eat healthy while putting more dollars into the pockets of local farmers, groups across the country have been promoting so-called Farm-to-Cafeteria programs. Read the entire article.

Kansas eyes program that gives students taste of the farm by Mike Shields. Topeka Capital-Journal. Published 05/29/2007.
Rural groups across the country have been promoting Farm-to-Cafeteria programs in hopes of teaching youngsters to eat healthy while putting more dollars into the pockets of local farmers. Read the entire article.