Nov. 13—The first "Farm to School Census" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that almost half of Colorado school districts are participating in farm-to-school programs, with apples, peaches and beef listed as the top three local products being purchased.
The recently released census also found that 16% of Colorado school districts' food budgets are spent locally, and 12% of districts have schools with edible gardens.
Boulder Valley, which has worked for the last few years to add more local food to its menu, spends 25 to 30% of its $1.6 million food budget locally.