Farm to School Programs are Nourishing Kids & Community |

Organic Tomatoes (photo by Dmitri Jeltovski, courtesy of morguefile.com)
Here’s a nonprofit organization whose work is helping build a better world for all of us. As their web site explains:
Farm to School brings healthy food from local farms to school children nationwide. The program teaches students about the path from farm to fork, and instills healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime. At the same time, use of local produce in school meals and educational activities provides a new direct market for farmers in the area and mitigates environmental impacts of transporting food long distances.More than 30 million children eat a school lunch five days a week, 180 days a year. If school lunch can taste great, and support the local community, it is a win-win for everyone.

To learn more about the terrific work they are doing & how you might help, go to: Farm to School
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Comments
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this info! My daughter's school has apparently a Farm to School Program but i have never heard about it, until today!
Posted by: lila scott | October 7, 2009 03:11 PM