K-12 Schools

Operations

New law requires Hawaii schools to source local food for student meals

Schools throughout the state will have to source at least 30% of ingredients used from local producers by 2030.

Operations

Bill would provide school funding for plant-based meals

The Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act would award grants to help schools add plant-based items to their menus.

The district will be offering meals at over 15 local parks.

Celebrate the middle of summer with these marketing ideas.

Families are able to receive more than $35 worth of food at the markets.

The study showed that elementary and middle school students consumed significantly more fruits and vegetables if given a 20-minute seated lunch period.

The coalition will launch during the United Nations’ Food Systems Summit this fall.

The school district’s lot is already at five acres and growing.

The committee will be made up of students, parents, teachers, nutrition experts and others.

A pandemic-era program at Grapevine Colleyville ISD provides families with comforting favorites and offers an extra source of revenue to the nutrition team.

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