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Food Network alum teaches kids to make art out of waste

 May 04, 2015

Food Network’s Gold Medal Winner Ray Duey is traveling the country showing students how to turn fruit and vegetable scraps into floral and animal masterpieces.

Steal This Idea

2015 contest winner

 May 01, 2015

Susan Santos, assistant director at Penn State University in University Park, Pa., won the Steal This Idea contest held at MenuDirections 2015 in Memphis, Tenn., last month.

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Emoticons, prizes help kids eat healthy

Apr. 27, 2015

A study out of San Diego shows students make healthier decisions at lunch when guided by emoticons and with a prize incentive.

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School-garden advocate a finalist for $1 million prize

Apr. 24, 2015

Stephen Ritz founded the nonprofit Green Bronx Machine with his students at New York City’s P.S. 55, which has installed more than 100 gardens at schools throughout the city.

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College runs alcohol pilot program at baseball games

Apr. 21, 2015

One Texas college is running a pilot program, selling beer and wine at a number of home baseball games.

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School districts, parents at odds over breakfast in classroom

Apr. 20, 2015

Some parents and teachers say the free meal takes up class time and wastes food by serving students who don’t want or need it.

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University of Montana Dining embraces aquaponics

By Katie Fanuko on Apr. 15, 2015

A 200-gallon system enables the University of Montana to grow leafy greens and raise fish on campus.

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Resourceful recovery

By Steve Dwyer on Apr. 13, 2015

Foodservice operators are demonstrating that food waste recovery is a viable alternative to landfill dumping.

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College shifts students’ perspective on campus dining

Apr. 13, 2015

At Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., an academic initiative called E.A.T. is encouraging students to be more mindful of what they eat.

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Rocky Dunnam

Apr. 13, 2015

Rocky Dunnam has made a difference at Bivins Foundations by creating a Chef Demo Day, organizing a culinary internship program and writing new menus.

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