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School Food Data Reflects Progress and Room for Growth in Local Buying

August 13, 2012 Deborah Kane, National Director, Farm to School Program, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently released its 2009-10 School Food Purchase Study, which provides national estimates of the quantity, value and unit price of food acquisitions by school districts participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. This year, the...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Fruit and Veggie Tasting Prepares Students for Upcoming School Year

August 13, 2012 Rebecca Dresner, Northeast Region Intern, FNS, USDA

Do you know what a Malanga is? What about a Chocolate Pepper? The “Fruit and Vegetable Ambassador ” (F&V Ambassador) students of Slater Jr. High School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island learned about these unusual vegetables and more during their Summer Food Service Program fruit and vegetable taste...

Food and Nutrition Farming