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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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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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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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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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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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Study: Students more likely to engage in obesity-related behaviors during summer

Jul. 20, 2015

Kids watch more television, consume more sugar, eat fewer vegetables and barely exercise, according to a study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

Steal This Idea

Farm-raised food disposals

Jul. 20, 2015

Our dishwasher raises pigs, so the majority of the food waste goes to feeding them. A lot of residents worry about wasting food, so we reassure them.

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District’s summer nutrition program doubles

Jul. 20, 2015

The Hollister School District served 5,492 lunches in June, up from 2,698 lunches during the same period last year – which the director of student nutrition attributes to more district focus on students’ nutritional needs.

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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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