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Nutrition, Taste, and Cost: Balancing Priorities in the School Cafeteria
September 19, 2018
There’s typically one day each week that someone in your family sits down, pen and recipes nearby, to plan out the upcoming meals and requisite grocery list. For some of us, it’s an...
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August 10, 2018
The Farm to School and EFS Professional Learning Educator is responsible for supporting K-12 educators in Shelburne Farms’ EFS, Farm to School, and place-based professional learning ...
2018-19 Northeast Farm to School Institute Photo Recap
July 16, 2018
Nearly 100 educators, school nutrition staff, administrators, farmers, and regional Farm to School organizations recently gathered at Shelburne Farms to kick off our 8th annual Farm to School...
Vermont Sets Bar for Farm to School Programs: Northeast FTS Institute Kicks Off
June 14, 2018
Schools from across the Northeast Selected For Program to Grow School-wide Farm to School Initiatives
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June, 2018
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT — Once again,...
Celebrating Over a Decade of Collaboration with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
January 31, 2018
In over half of the schools across Vermont, students have been eating freshly prepared local foods in their cafeteria, visiting nearby farmers, and learning about agriculture, nutrition, and food...
Values-Based Tiered Buying: Defining Values & Purchasing Goals in Schools
January 19, 2018
If someone asked you what your values are, what would you say? If this feels like an overwhelming question, it is. Values motivate everything we choose to do, from our everyday habits to our...
Jr IRON CHEF VT Now Accepting Teams!
November 15, 2017
Essex Junction, Vermont — Applications are now being accepted for Jr Iron Chef VT 2018, open to all middle and high school students looking to show off their skills in the kitchen.
Jr...
Celebrating Farm to School Month
September 27, 2017
October is National Farm to School Month, declared by U.S. Congress in 2010 to celebrate a national movement with big local impacts. Vermont schools serve around 14 million school meals each year,...
VT’s Summer Meals Feed Kids 12 Months of the Year
September 14, 2017
By Marissa Watson
Vermont’s Summer Meals program feeds kids at 293 sites across the state to ensure kids under 18 have access to healthy food twelve months of the year, decreasing the...
Full Bellies, Full Hearts, Full Minds
September 5, 2017
By Ryan Morra
We donned hairnets like any proper cheesemakers and hovered above a slowly warming pot of Vermont whole milk, steam rising gently in the library of C.P. Smith Elementary School in...