K-12 Schools

Operations

School district invites Top Chef contestant to prepare and serve meals to students

Chef Tu David Phu worked with nutrition staff to prepare a variety of Vietnamese and Korean dishes.

Menu

Chartwells K12 bringing new smoothie concept to schools

Smoothie Station will offer traditional smoothies as well as smoothie bowls in a variety of flavor combinations.

The equipment will be used to help schools serve healthier, locally sourced meals, implement scratch cooking and more.

Harrisonburg City Public Schools is serving local lunches and has invited farmers to come speak to students.

Under the current law, the farm-to-school program only encourages schools to purchase local food.

Montgomery Public Schools teamed up with Real Food for Kids and Silver Diner to create several new plant-based dishes.

The 12-member council will be chaired by celebrity chef Rachael Ray.

Universal free meals for students was a main topic of discussion during the day-long event.

The Buy American Food Act (BAFA) will go into effect starting in 2024 and require schools to purchase American-made food.

The Biden Administration says it will take steps to provide free school meals to 9 million more students by 2032.

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