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N.Y. district receives grant to fuel farm-to-school push

The funds are part of a $12 million grant spread throughout 12 districts in the state.

Operations

District uses cooking videos to promote school meals

The short videos provide parents with an inside look at its scratch cooking.

School officials hope to reduce dining hall waste by 10%.

Cousins’ 11-year tenure gave the company a more streamlined focus and structured growth. 

The No Student Goes Hungry Program aims to shield underprivileged students from embarrassment, and to provide expanded breakfast and farm-fresh foods in schools.

The district’s FSD attributes the success to expanding breakfast, smarter purchasing and cutting back on food waste.

The demos are conducted during lunch.

Boston Public Schools is the newest district to join the group, which says it now reaches nearly 3.7 million students.

An additional 35 schools will adapt vegan menus by the end of the school year.

The university’s student workers will make $11 an hour beginning Jan. 1.

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