National Media Coverage
Tulsa Public School is among the first districts to participate in the Farm-to-School program, which links local farmers to school districts. · Read the entire article.
A new taste adventure by Susan Troller The Capital Times Published 12/05/2006
Led by L'Etoile chefs Tory Miller and Eva Ringstrom two Mondays each month, approximately 175 students at Sherman Middle School are developing a hunger for fresh, healthy food while they learn eating habits that supporters of improved nutrition for school kids hope will last a lifetime. · Read the entire article.
Way Better than Summer School! by Diane Conners Michigan Land Use Institute Published 12/02/2006
Students grow or pick, then sell and donate fresh produce · Read the entire article.
New program offers state farmers new opportunity Southwest Farm Press Published 11/28/2006
Oklahoma’s public school students will soon be enjoying more locally grown fruits and vegetables in their school meals, because of new legislation creating the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program. · Read the entire article.
Fatty foods get shelved in schools by Beth Gollob and Wendy Moses NewsOK.com Published 11/27/2006
Vici Grimes never thought she'd see kids get excited about fresh fruits and vegetables. As part of a pilot project begun last year in Stillwater Public Schools, the child nutrition coordinator started buying fresh produce from Whitmore Farms in Coyle. Now, along with pizza and fries, Stillwater students have daily access to fresh strawberries, asparagus, squash and similar foods. · Read the entire article.
Grow Michigan by Christopher Bedford Detroit Free Press Published 11/22/2006
Newspaper columnist Erma Bombeck once observed: "Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare and 12 minutes to consume -- the length of most televised football half times." This Thanksgiving, perhaps, the food will get a little more attention than the Detroit-Miami game, given the Lions' record. But, for the most part, food is an invisible force in Michigan. It is taken for granted. Its source is unknown. · Read the entire article.
Home-grown options weighed by Jenn Smith Berkshire Eagle Published 11/19/2006
Munoz, the Get Fit program manager for the Northern Berkshire REACH Community Health program, was one of more than 40 people from across the state who attended the first Farm to School conference sponsored by local nonprofit Berkshire Grown. The event was held yesterday afternoon at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. · Read the entire article.
First Lady Baldacci Keynote of Farm-to-School Forum by Kim Fletcher Lincoln County News Published 11/08/2006
Maine’s First Lady, Karen Baldacci, was the Keynote Speaker before an audience of more than 100 people who turned out for the first Farm-to-School Forum in the GSB school cafeteria and gym on Nov. 2. The forum was designed as a community gathering exploring the opportunities to partner local farms with local school systems with aims to establish and grow a mutually beneficial relationship. · Read the entire article.
Farm-to-School puts improves nutrition by Caroline Booth Lara Southwest Farm Press Published 10/30/2006
Oklahoma watermelon grower Bob Ramming wants to see Oklahoma school kids eating more fresh, healthful produce, and he’s part of a program that’s making it happen. Ramming’s family-run operation, Ramming Produce Inc., was the first in the state to be a part of the pilot program that has evolved into the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program. · Read the entire article.
Growing A Revolution by Keala Francis Honolulu Weekly Published 10/18/2006
Farm to school movement in Hawaii, 2006. · Read the entire article.
Chef finds joy cooking for some of Portlands Smallest Eaters by Leslie Cole The Oregonian Published 10/10/2006
Chef James Fowler measures success not by Michelin stars for his kitchen or huzzahs from well-heeled patrons, but by the cheers of two fourth-graders who hear that their homegrown cucumbers from the schoolyard will show up on the salad bar. · Read the entire article.
Commissioner: Celebrate NY Harvest for NY Kid Week by NY State Department of Agriculture & Markets NY State Department of Agriculture & Markets Published 09/29/2006
Commissioner Nathan L. Rudgers today encouraged schools across the State to celebrate New York Harvest for New York Kids Week (NYHNYK), which runs October 2-10. This annual celebration encourages nutritious food choices among children, while promoting and supporting New York’s harvest. · Read the entire article.
Breaking ground by Zenaida Serrano Honolulu Advertiser Published 09/03/2006
The high noon sun beamed down on the grounds at Sunset Beach Elementary School, where two dozen or so workers were gathered last weekend to create an organic garden for students. Among them: Grammy-nominated musician Jack Johnson, manning a circular saw, then shoveling earth into the raised planting beds that were created. · Read the entire article.
Farm Raisers Make Cents for Schools by Diane Conners Great Lakes Bulletin News Service Published 08/28/2006
"Sporting a cap that said “Born to Farm,” Tom Cooper nursed a cup of coffee as 26 fourth graders from nearby Central Lake Elementary School hopped off their buses and scrambled into the pole building where his family turns cherries into specialty jams, salsas, and fruit butters." · Read the entire article.
Obesity war by Stacy Finz San Francisco Chronical Published 08/28/2006
There's a cartoon circulating among nutritionists these days: two really overweight parents -- one sprawled on the couch in front of the television with a soda resting on his belly, the other dishing up ice cream in the kitchen -- and their chubby daughter sitting on the floor, amid chip bags, pizza boxes and cookie wrappers. The caption reads: "Ahh ... it's nice to be home ... the only food they serve at school these days is good for you." · Read the entire article.
The Value of Fresh Produce by Angie Newsome Citizen Times Published 08/15/2006
A group of women scooped slips of red and orange fruits from Vanessa Campbell’s cutting board last week, popping them into their mouths, humming “yums” and “ahs” that are music to a farmer’s ear. · Read the entire article.
Ag in the Classroom by Kevin Worthington ALFA Farmers Federation Published 06/30/2006
With the number of farmers in the U.S. declining each year, fewer and fewer people have the opportunity to experience farm life. With that in mind, 61 teachers from across the state will be taking the lessons they learned at the Alabama Ag in the Classroom Teachers' Institute back to their students this fall. As Kevin Worthington reports, organizers of the conference hope children will spread the message of agriculture to their parents. · Read the entire article.
Fertile Minds by Shirin Parsavand PE.com Published 06/26/2006
To many students, working in a school garden feels more like play. Even pulling weeds is a break from the classroom. Their teachers, though, know they are learning all the while, about how plants grow and how to work together. · Read the entire article.
Crops go from "Farm to School" by James S. Tyree Pryor Daily Times Published 06/20/2006
Watermelons planted the seeds for building a closer connection between Oklahoma school districts and local growers.It was quite a feat, considering the Hinton-area watermelons were seedless. · Read the entire article.
Program links farms, schools by John Dobberstein Tulsa World Published 06/08/2006
"One afternoon in 1995, Oakland teacher David Roach was talking with one of his high school students when he had a life-changing realization. 'She was feeding her child some candy,' recalls Roach, a slightly built 40-year-old with waist-long dreadlocks. 'I said, 'Hey, why are you feeding your baby candy?’ She said, ‘Mr. Roach, where can I go to get him an apple or an orange?’ That’s when it hit me. We gotta create food for this community.” · Read the entire article.
Senate approves Farm-to-School program by KTEN, TX. KTEN, TX. Published 05/24/2006
The state Senate has given its approval to a bill allowing Oklahoma farmers to sell produce to schools and to teach children healthy eating habits. The so-called Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program has already passed the House and now goes to the governor. · Read the entire article.
Pine Hill shows off salad bar by Sara Watson Arthurs The Times-Standard Published 05/13/2006
The new cafeteria addition is the latest in the county wide Farm to School movement, which aims to promote connections between schools and local farmers for both nutritional and economic benefits. Students will also be taking field trips to area farms to see these connections. · Read the entire article.
Flash in the Pan: In Search of the Montana Taco by Chef Boy Ari Missoula Independent Published 05/04/2006
In the cafeteria of Missoula’s Lewis and Clark primary school, hungry students file past a sign by the kitchen door announcing which components of the day’s meal are made from Montana ingredients: Soft-shell Montana tortillas filled with Montana beef, Montana cornbread, Montana honey sticks, Montana carrots and Montana huckleberry parfait. · Read the entire article.
Real food for real hunger by Traci Hukill Whole Life Times Published 05/01/2006
One afternoon in 1995, Oakland teacher David Roach was talking with one of his high school students when he had a life-changing realization. 'She was feeding her child some candy,' recalls Roach, a slightly built 40-year-old with waist-long dreadlocks. 'I said, 'Hey, why are you feeding your baby candy?? She said, "Mr. Roach, where can I go to get him an apple or an orange"? That's when it hit me. We gotta create food for this community. · Read the entire article.
MCPS has chance to enhance health of students, local farms by Guest Columnist Missoulian Published 04/09/2006
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Do Apple Slices Make the Grade? by Kim Peterson The New York Times Published 04/05/2006
A little plastic bag filled with New York apple slices is a symbol of change in the city's school cafeterias. The question is whether it's a change for better or worse. · Read the entire article.
Events focus on children's health, fighting obesity by Marion Davis Providence Business News Published 04/01/2006
Dr. David R. Gifford couldn’t get the words out without a chuckle: “Happy Apple Awards.” But the purpose of the contest with the tongue-twister name is quite serious – Rhode Island’s kids need to eat more fruit and less junk food, or else their health is going to suffer. · Read the entire article.
Homegrown Lunch by Eve Pranis Kidsgardening.com Published 04/01/2006
Farm Foods Fuel Snacks, Fundraisers, Learning. Clare's school is a pilot site in the Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch (WHL) program. · Read the entire article.
Farm Fresh School Lunches Can Cost More, but Worth It by Diane Conners Michigan Land Use Institute Published 03/24/2006
When schools launch local food programs, they often receive strong community support, including private donations to cover start-up costs. · Read the entire article.
Gobbling Greens by Jacquie Paul The Press-Enterprise Published 03/20/2006
On pizza day at Jefferson Elementary School, most youngsters were more interested in lettuce, broccoli and strawberries. A long line formed outside the school's cafeteria as students waited to heap trays with fresh goods from the new Farmer's Market Salad Bar Lunch Program. · Read the entire article.
Food to School Program Equals Healthier Children by The Empire State Farmer The Empire State Farmer Published 03/15/2006
The Farm to School meeting was held at the CCE office in Watertown, N.Y. on Tuesday, February 21st, with Rosalind Cook as the moderator and coordinator of this event. Rosalind is the Community Food Security Educator and Farmers; Market Nutrition Program Team Member for CCE of Jefferson County. · Read the entire article.
Offering a Fresh Alternative by Richard Dymond Bradenton Herald Published 02/25/2006
For the past year, students at Jefferson Elementary School in Riverside, Calif., have had a choice at lunchtime. Along with the usual hot entree option the Jefferson Unified School District offers for about $2, for the same price children can choose a salad bar option featuring fresh fruit and vegetables from local growers and salad dressing in single-serving pouches. · Read the entire article.
Offering a Fresh Alternative by Richard Dymond Bradenton Herald Published 02/25/2006
For the past year, students at Jefferson Elementary School in Riverside, Calif., have had a choice at lunchtime. Along with the usual hot entree option the Jefferson Unified School District offers for about $2, for the same price children can choose a salad bar option featuring fresh fruit and vegetables from local growers and salad dressing in single-serving pouches. · Read the entire article.
Kids Develop A Taste for Healthy Foods by Barbara Blake WNC Parent Published 02/01/2006
Jordan Scheffer and Brian Word-Sims don’t care much about the science behind nutrition. But they know what tastes good. “I like potatoes and green beans, and I liked mashed bananas — usually just the mushy kind,’’ said Jordan, a kindergartner in Susan Shillcock’s K-2 class at Dickson Elementary School. · Read the entire article.
Forum at Brown to promote use of locally grown food by Peter Lord Environmental Journal Published 01/29/2006
A forum to discuss ways to promote more uses of locally grown food in institutions and restaurants has been scheduled for Friday at Brown University. The event is sponsored by Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a group which receives support from Brown Dining Services, the Division of Agriculture at the State Department of Environmental Management, the Rhode Island Department of Health and Kids First. · Read the entire article.