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Farm to School
[Article by Debra Eschmeyer]
Photo - courtesy of New North Florida Cooperative
Curline Dudley, unloads fresh greens straight from the farmers’ fields which will be cut and bagged by the New North Florida Cooperative and distributed to area schools.
The move underway in America, to connect schools to local farms, will be the best educational and nutritional enhancement to public health and education in this century.
By virtue of their educational missions, community-building potential, and purchasing power, K-12 schools have a unique responsibility to act as models for social responsibility, which includes the food served to students at school. Farm to School is a school-based program that connects K-12 schools and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting small and medium-sized local and regional farmers.
To learn more about the Farm to School program, buy the January/February edition of Touch the Soil magazine at a retail outlet or subscribe online.