Farm to School Programs

With a new food scare hitting the news practically everyday the “Farm to School Program” makes enormous sense. Created to connect local growers, distributors and educational institutions the program offers an opportunity for locally grown produce to be served to our children in their school’s cafeteria. Since most school districts spend thousands of dollars annually on fresh produce, programs such as these will allow those dollars to be spent supporting local agriculture. The Farm to School Programs also allows school food service directors to “think outside the box”. In contacting their local producers many directors find that these producers are more than accommodating in as far as meeting prices and supply demand. An added bonus is the knowledge that locally grown produce served to students is generally far superior and brings peace of mind to not only those serving our children’s school lunches, but we as parents can feel more secure knowing where our children’s food is coming from. Having one less thing to worry about as a parent is monumental.