Dec 9, 2019 | Food for Thought
What is tray waste? Tray waste, as the name implies, is the amount of food waste left behind on a student’s tray at lunch or breakfast at school. In an effort to be more eco-friendly and conscientious, as well as to improve the nutrition standards of children in...
Nov 4, 2019 | Food for Thought
Nicole Kaczmarczyk, a Farm to School AmeriCorps member, visited The Learning Center at St. Anthony’s in Endicott to facilitate a Farm to School activity. Pre-K students helped chop up apples for a Baked Apple Cinnamon Parfait and then mix them with brown sugar and...
Oct 21, 2019 | Food for Thought
School districts across the country get involved in the farm to school movement by engaging in taste tests! They are held in the classroom, or in the cafeteria during student lunch periods, and provide many benefits to the schools, farms, and overall food environment....
Oct 9, 2019 | Events, Food for Thought, News
Kevin Brouillard, Farm to School AmeriCorps Member, is soon completing his term. Check out Kevin’s goodbye message: The past nine months serving as a Farm to School Corps member have truly changed my career path and helped me create a community for myself at...
Aug 12, 2019 | Food for Thought
Kevin Brouillard, Farm to School AmeriCorps member at Sidney CSD, has stayed busy over the summer! He is helping to support gardens located throughout the Sidney campus. This year, Sidney has doubled the size of its high school production garden and installed a...
