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N.Y. Governor earmarks $350k for school foodservice

 By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 30, 2015

Through the Farm to School program, $350,000 in grants is now available for projects that help schools serve locally grown foods on lunch menus.

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Calif. school district lunches get ‘California-fied’

 By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

A long list of menu additions for Gilroy Unified School District was developed in response to changing palates and student requests for more vegetarian and ethnic cuisines.

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Minn. schools use state grants for farm-to-school projects

By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

The program at Clearwater Middle School—one of 51 schools the state has provided funds for—includes pasta and locally sourced menu items, plus produce grown in the school’s garden.

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N.Y. school district partners with farm for lunch menu

By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

Hoosick Falls Central School District’s cafeteria manager and students take a few trips a week to handpick produce, like tomatoes and sweet corn, at Moses Farm.

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Providing healthy meals to students is top priority for university chef

By FSD Magazine on Sep. 29, 2015

Aida Samaniego, executive chef for Sodexo at New Mexico State University, offers sugar-free gelatin desserts and fresh fruits as a part of her efforts to provide healthy meals and hinder quick weight gain.

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Vanderbilt caters to students with dietary restrictions

By FSD Staff on Sep. 28, 2015

The university offers meatless entrees in each of its 22 campus-dining locations and even orders gluten-free foods upon request.

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N.C. State debuts new fine-dining restaurant

By FSD Staff on Sep. 28, 2015

1887 Bistro will serve as an option for lunch and late-evening social gatherings, featuring smoked brisket sandwiches, shareable appetizers and flatbreads.

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Texas school district to spice up lunch menu

By FSD Staff on Sep. 28, 2015

The new menu items include a chef salad, tacos el pastor and a chicken teriyaki rice bowl to be served on “Meaty Mondays,” “Taco Tuesdays” and “Asian Fridays.”

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Sodexo, Back to the Roots to provide 2,300 schools with garden kits

By FSD Staff on Sep. 28, 2015

The kits will teach students about gardening and nutrition, and allow them to grow herbs and mushrooms as well as a mini aquaponics garden.

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10 colleges with the best campus food

By FSD Staff on Sep. 25, 2015

Virginia Tech and Washington University in St. Louis top Niche’s list of colleges with the best campus food.

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