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Georgia school district previews school lunch

 Jul. 24, 2015

Bibbs County Schools nutrition program recently allowed district employees and special guests to try new recipes that will be served in the fall.

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School district’s culinary boot camp caters to fresh lunches

 Jul. 24, 2015

Cafeteria workers at Dawkins Middle School are learning to make meals from scratch using fresh, locally grown ingredients.

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Baltimore schools offer free lunch to all students

Jul. 23, 2015

To help students avoid embarrassment and remain well fed throughout the day, Baltimore City Public Schools will now offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of their families’ income.

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USDA: Oklahoma summer-nutrition program not meeting students’ needs

Jul. 22, 2015

An USDA official says that although Oklahoma’s summer-nutrition program has grown, it still isn’t expansive enough to meet students’ needs.

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Minnesota district hopes grant will bolster recycling and reduce waste

Jul. 22, 2015

Eden Prairie School District recently received a $12,500 grant that officials hope will reduce the number of lunch trays and other reusable items that need to be repurchased when students throw them away.

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N.Y. department of health awards nearly $7 million in grants to help connect local farmers to schools

By Bianca N. Herron on Jul. 21, 2015

Through the new Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program, awardees of the funds will work directly with school districts and food retailers to improve access to nutritious foods.

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California farm-to-cafeteria program teaches students how to farm

Jul. 21, 2015

12 students are registered for Sacred-Heart’s five-week summer course that will teach them how to farm plants and feed animals, which will be used for the school cafeteria as well as farmers markets.

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Looking the part for noncommercial?

By Katie Fanuko on Jul. 20, 2015

Behind the swinging doors of noncommercial kitchens, tattoos don’t draw much contention, which is why at least one operator sees body art as a secret weapon.

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Iowa school district’s new cafeteria caters to all grades

Jul. 20, 2015

The new cafeteria measures about 11,000 square feet and will be large enough to handle grades K-12 during lunchtime at Wilton Community School District this fall.

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Wisconsin students going hungry?

Jul. 20, 2015

Of the 12,000 children who qualify for free- or reduced-price meals at central Wisconsin public schools, only about one-third are getting food assistance during summer break.

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