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Kentucky district opts out of federal school meal program

 Jul. 30, 2014

Fort Thomas Independent School District leaves the program over new regulations that it says are causing increased waste.

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Produce from school gardens increasingly ends up in school cafeterias

 Jul. 29, 2014

Districts in the Denver area are creating partnerships and programs to incorporate local produce into school meals.

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Pennsylvania district drops out of national school meals program

Jul. 29, 2014

The high school will forego the federal program to maintain its $400,000 in a la carte sales.

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Official: Mississippi ready for school nutrition standards

Jul. 28, 2014

Speaking at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, the state's child nutrition director for the department of education says the state is well prepared to meet new—and old—USDA guidelines.

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Virginia district's lunches decline 30% since implementing new meal guidelines

Jul. 28, 2014

Botetourt County Public Schools served almost 200,000 fewer meals in 2013-2014 than in 2010-2011.

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Heat-powered greenhouse

Jul. 25, 2014

A greenhouse isn’t a new concept. How one Iowa woman is powering her greenhouse is, however.

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Busting out of the silo

By Becky Schilling on Jul. 25, 2014

Two Minnesota districts are working together for the betterment of their students.

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Douglas County Schools drops out of federal lunch program

Jul. 24, 2014

High schools are no longer part of the NSLP because of loss of revenue from Smart Snacks rules.

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Retrofitted school bus serves lunch to Florida students

Jul. 24, 2014

Manatee County School District's summer feeding bus provides meals for nearly 200 children each day.

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In quest to put more local foods in school cafeterias, district treads new ground

Jul. 24, 2014

Denver district hopes to become a food hub; starts by taking produce others wouldn't accept.

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