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California district serves up farm-fresh food

 Oct. 17, 2014

The Turlock Unified School District has been a leader in ditching bad cafeteria fare in favor of items with less fat and salt and more vitamins and fiber.

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Blazing the natural trail

 By Marygrace Taylor on Oct. 16, 2014

Eight years ago, Rick Hughes, director of food and nutrition services for Colorado Springs School District 11, pulled à la carte snacks out of his elementary schools because he felt that snacking took away from eating healthy, wholesome meals.

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Cultivating talent

By Paul King on Oct. 16, 2014

When foodservice operators talk about “growing their own,” they’re usually referring to setting up a permaculture garden on campus or growing herbs on a hospital rooftop.

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Vermont hospitals prescribe farm-fresh food

Oct. 16, 2014

Part community-supported agriculture, part doctor's orders, the program is free for patients who have been recommended by their physicians.

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Russell Medical Center closes cafeteria for renovation

Oct. 15, 2014

The hospital will have the kitchen open to feed patients and offer a few carry out items for employees, but will have no dining for the public.

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Hospitals dig into sustainable seafoods

Oct. 15, 2014

Hospitals' economic activity represents close to 18 percent of the gross domestic product, meaning their purchasing could be a driving force in the sustainable food movement, says Pryor.

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Does Canada need a national school food program

Oct. 14, 2014

Sheedy, program manager at Food Secure Canada, said in a phone interview that the country faces "a health crisis that has a lot to do with food.

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District pilots healthy vending machines

Oct. 14, 2014

Victor Andrew High School students literally got a taste of their school’s new plan for improving their health when the owners of H.U.M.A.N. Healthy Vending visited to distribute free samples during lunch periods.

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Minnesota students push for Meatless Mondays

Oct. 14, 2014

Some University of Minnesota students are urging campus to wipe its dining halls completely free of chicken, pork, beef and all other meats for one day each week.

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Four-fifths of schools seeing increase in plate waste

Oct. 14, 2014

The National School Boards Association reported Monday that 83.7 percent of school districts around the country have seen an increase in wasted school lunch food since a 2010 law was passed mandating new nutrition rules.

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