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Grants, Gardens and Green Beans: Charlottesville's Growing Farm to School Program

November 29, 2016 Tegan Hagy, Farm to School Regional Lead, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, Food and Nutrition Service

In celebration of Virginia Farm to School Week, I recently visited Charlottesville Public Schools to learn about the district’s garden and Harvest of the Month efforts. Here’s a snapshot of what I observed that day. We push a cart piled high with plates of green beans down the hallway stopping at...

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Food Hub, Food Truck and Food Education: Northern Colorado School District Takes Farm to School to the Next Level

November 18, 2016 Andrea Northup, USDA Farm to School Regional Lead for the Mountain Plains Region and Helen Dombalis, Programs Director and Interim Policy Director for the National Farm to School Network

A bin of acorn squash sits on a pallet at the Weld County School District 6 central kitchen, right next to a bin of yellow onions and a 1,000 pound tote of russet potatoes – all locally-grown. A walk through the facility is enough to convince anyone that Weld County School District 6 is committed to...

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