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How to create an event around a single, locally sourced food

 By Becky Schilling, Kate Parham Kordsmeier, Megan Warmouth and Paul King on Nov. 13, 2014

Developing a comprehensive culinary and educational event around one local foundation of the food supply—the honeybee.

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How to get kids excited about nutrition

By Becky Schilling, Kate Parham Kordsmeier, Megan Warmouth and Paul King on Nov. 12, 2014

Provo City School District, in Utah, has implemented a yearly theme program with days devoted to nutrition and physical activity, which builds excitement among students and staff and gets kids engaged in a positive way with foodservice.

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Is school lunch better than packed lunch?

By Paul King on Nov. 12, 2014

A study conducted by scientists from Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg suggests that lunches brought from home may be less nutritionally sound than lunches provided in schools through the National School Lunch Program.

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Virginia school turns lawn into garden

Nov. 12, 2014

The lettuce for Laura’s salad comes from her school’s front yard and from the yards of more than 100 people living around Ashlawn Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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Farm-to-school makes a difference in Atlanta schools

Nov. 12, 2014

At many Atlanta Public Schools, students are now digging into sushi, smoothies and flat-bread pizza, thanks to a farm-to-school movement designed to increase variety, freshness and healthy choices.

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Colo. hospitals strive for healthier foodservice under new state initiative

Nov. 11, 2014

Hospitals across Colorado are improving nutrition for patients and their families, visitors and staff through a first-of-its kind Healthy Hospital Compact developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

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Iowa City schools revamp food-allergy policies

Nov. 11, 2014

The Iowa City Community School District is updating its food allergy protocols after staff last month inadvertently served a student with peanut allergies a peanut butter sandwich.

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How to implement a sustainability plan

By Megan Warmouth on Nov. 11, 2014

Making sustainability a priority across all facets of a dining services program and becoming “widely recognized as a national model for a Green University.”

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Georgia Tech addresses food insecurity among students

Nov. 10, 2014

Recent studies show that college students are increasingly struggling with food insecurity. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), in Atlanta, decided to tackle the issue head-on this year by establishing a two-armed program to help residents in need.

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Canadian college cuts waste with “hackathon” competition

Nov. 10, 2014

Waste of food is a ubiquitous problem university students tackled over the weekend at a "hackathon" competition in the University of Guelph's Summerlee science complex.

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