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Alabama middle school tests new menu items

 Oct. 27, 2014

Students at Discovery Middle School won't just determine the future by what they're learning in classrooms, they're determining what children across the state will eat by what they're learning in lunchrooms.

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Harvest Festival celebrates Boulder’s Food-To-Table program

 Oct. 27, 2014

Mark Guttridge, of Longmont's Ollin Farms, handed out yellow, purple and orange carrot sticks on Sunday at the Boulder Valley School District's inaugural Harvest Festival while talking up the freshness and quality of local produce.

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Illinois school strike freezes foodservice

Oct. 27, 2014

Waukegan School District 60, last week, began the process required to resume food service to students during the ongoing teachers’ strike.

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Duval County high schools roll out food trucks

Oct. 27, 2014

Food trucks are popular and soon they will be rolling into Duval County high schools serving hot meals with the menu the work of student chefs.

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Hospitals participate in Food Day

Oct. 27, 2014

To celebrate Food Day 2014, 352 hospitals in the U.S. planned to serve at least one meat or poultry item raised without the routine use of antibiotics, according to Health Care Without Harm (HCWH).

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New San Francisco school cafeteria feels more like a start-up

Oct. 23, 2014

San Francisco opened its first redesigned school cafeteria this week, with digital menu boards, casual seating and several options for grabbing lunch without a long line.

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Vermont struggles to get local dairy and beef into schools

Oct. 23, 2014

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture reports that 870 cow dairies produce 2.6 billion pounds of milk annually, along with dairy beef from an estimated 26,400 to 33,000 cows.

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Foodservice employees on leave after school lunch allegations

Oct. 23, 2014

Seven Garfield School District employees are on paid leave after allegations of improperly filing applications for free and reduced school lunches in the past three years.

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Drought shows signs of letting up, climatologist says

Oct. 23, 2014

The drought that has plagued the southern United States since 2011 is easing its grip on areas across the state, according to a Texas A&M climatology expert.

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Another college increases dining prices

Oct. 22, 2014

Hungry ETSU students have to pay a bit extra for on-campus dining this semester.

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