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California dining commons host vegetarian cooking competition

 Mar. 05, 2014

On Feb. 24, the UC Davis Dining Commons hosted the Green Chef Challenge. Teams of students, each representing one of the three dining commons — Cuarto, Segundo and Tercero — competed to craft a vegetarian dish using produce from the Student Farm.

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Pa. school students not showing up for free breakfast

 Mar. 04, 2014

Fewer than half of students eligible for free school breakfasts show up for what some call the most important meal of the day.

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Pasadena USD hires new child nutrition director

Mar. 04, 2014

Ralph Peschek is the new administrator for child nutrition at the Pasadena Unified School District, in California. Peschek replaces Wed Howard, who passed away in 2013.

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L.A. schools support local, struggling farmers

Mar. 04, 2014

Down a dusty road surrounded by orange trees and the rolling hills of Redlands, the farmer in a battered straw hat and worn jeans worked his land, just as his father and grandfather and great-grandfather did before him.

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2014 Silver Plate awards announced

Mar. 03, 2014

Four non-commercial operators receive the 2014 Silver Plate award.

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Grand Rapids Community College appoints alum as dining service director

Feb. 28, 2014

In January, Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) in Michigan named Dan Zehr as the dining services director.

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Oregon schools already comply with proposed federal guidelines on food marketing

Feb. 28, 2014

The White House proposed new rules Tuesday to limit how schools are allowed to market sugary drinks and junk food to students during school hours and school-related activities.

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Oklahoma schools revamp lunch menu

Feb. 28, 2014

To quote Chef Emeril Legasse, more and more school districts are "kicking it up a notch" when it comes to their cafeteria programs. One example is Tulsa Union Public Schools.

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Illinois school district may drop out of National School Lunch Program

Feb. 28, 2014

Imagine serving lunch and having nobody eat it. That's what has the Monticello school district pondering a drop from the National School Lunch Program, at least for the high school cafeteria.

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School food marketing sees changes from new rules

Feb. 27, 2014

A school is no longer a place for selling cupcakes and soda.

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