Lots to Love About Local

The first half of the 2023-2024 school year in Northeast Ohio was chalk full of tasting Totally Tasty local items! Among nine different school districts over 4,000 students tried something new or local. Some of the foods we tried include: Shagbark chips and...

Creating Adventurous Eaters

If your child is a picky eater a great way to introduce and encourage them to try new foods is to involve them in the planning and cooking of meals. Here are some tips to get started: Bring them to the grocery store with you. Let them pick out a new protein or produce...

Fa lalalalalalalaLOCAL!

The holidays are in full swing, and you know what that means. The cold winter days are sure to follow! You may think “what does this mean for local produce?” “There is no way we can grow crops in the frigid Ohio winters”. Well, good news! Some crops actually grow...

Food Safety Basics: Stay Safe this Holiday Season!

The holiday season is in full swing, and so are the holiday recipes! From raw meat and poultry to ready-to-eat items, like fruit and vegetable there are food safety best practices to stay safe from foodborne illnesses. Foodborne illnesses are infections or diseases...

Come to Your Senses and Complete the Census!

See what we did there?! All jokes aside, the first Farm to School Census since 2019 is out now and it is really important that schools complete it. This survey is the largest of its kind and collects information from more than 18,000 public, private and chart schools...