Nov 18, 2019 | Parents & Students
The Esselstyn family encourages us to learn more about one of the most popular lifestyle trends today – plant-based eating! Mindful food choices that focus on more plant-based foods can keep us healthy and avoid illness for many holiday seasons to come. This...
Sep 6, 2019 | Parents & Students
Corn field in sunset. Young green maize crop plants growing on farmland. Almost 100 million acres of farmland will change hands in the next five years and in Ohio a large portion of farmland is leased by non-farm landowners with an average age of 68. We need to send a...
Aug 28, 2019 | Parents & Students
Child Nutrition Bills Up for Renewal in 2020 The federal policy that makes the rules for child nutrition programs, including school meals, is being renewed in 2020. Now is the time to use your voice to ensure that healthy and local foods are more integrated in the...
Aug 12, 2019 | Educators & Administrators, Food Service Professionals, Parents & Students
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) a second $100,000 grant under the national Farm to School Grant Program. With the new funding, CCBH will continue to build upon the success of its regional Feed Our Future...
Jun 14, 2019 | Educators & Administrators, Food Service Professionals, Parents & Students
Today, Senator Sherrod Brown introduced the Kids Eat Local Act. This legislation expands school food options and economic opportunities for family farmers. Learn more about the act here.
Jun 3, 2019 | Food Service Professionals
The USDA Farm to School Census is coming in September. The Farm to School Census (the Census) is the only national survey that examines school districts’ farm to school activities, such as local food purchasing behaviors, the number and use of school gardens, and the...
May 29, 2019 | Educators & Administrators, Parents & Students
Eating Local and Using Farm-to-School Initiatives Means Healthier Kids Everywhere Too few people know much about the food we eat: from who grows it to what the health implications are. Farm to School programs in rural America show direct parallels to their urban...
May 22, 2019 | Food Service Professionals
Edible Education 101 is a Lesson on What We Eat Want to get schooled in agriculture, local food communities, Farm-to-School and more? Take UC Berkley’s Edible Education courses, bringing a wide variety of food-related topics to the plate. The online video series,...
May 20, 2019 | Food Service Professionals
Better Quality. More Kids Eating. To better understand the impact of changes to the school meals programs that began in 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed a research study on School Nutrition and Meal Costs. The quality of...
May 13, 2019 | Food Service Professionals
Can we serve produce grown in our school garden on our school meal tray? Short answer – yes! Get the facts from the USDA here.
