Fresh Bites Summer Edition 2022

Farm to School Across New York State

Farm to School Feature

COMPILED BY JULIE M. RAWAY, MPH, RDN, CDN, SNS, FAND FARM TO SCHOOL CHAIR

Saranac Lake Central School District Submitted by Eliana Epstein, Farm to School Liaison Assistant New York Hot Dogs and Burgers Are Back!

Bloomfield Central SchoolS Submitted by Todd Fowler, Food Service Director Bloomfield Central Schools has a new hydroponics so h c a i l t l a l w i s s s a q r y o u o a it n m e d . a T t s h h h e e o r a w e th p is l i e e a t c i l e c o ! e t T n o h t f r e g a g l n a r c s o e s w t t o i o n w t g h a c e r y d s c c s l h e t s o h o e a l r , e fast, and students have been able to provide a lot of gHr iegehn Ss c(hmo oo sl tal yn dr oBml oaoi nmef)i et ol d bEol tehmBelno toamr yf i Se cl dh oMoild. dT lhee/ s t uCdaenn’ tt sg ehta irtvaens ty af rneds hb er irntgh iatndti hr eact t! lRy et coetnhtel yk, it thcehye n . chua cvue mb ebeenr sbarna nd cthoimn ga toouets .t oT ho et hr ee rhvaevge ebt ea ebnl e tshlri ke ee t ei nacclhuidnign gs t Ma f ifdhdel ae vSi cl yh oi novl oal nv eddHwi gi ht hStchhios ocll aSscsi er on oc em. , Photo Credit: Paul Lubberts

Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES Submitted by Hayley Mielnicki, RDN CDN, School Dietitian at Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES Local Tray for New York Thursday!

Hamburg Central School District Submitted by Anne Rich, Food Service Director Boston Valley Elementary was recently “Up-beet” about H be N a e r Y t v s b e ! s e T t e h o ts e f ! y t T h r h e e e c m y e i o s v n h e t a d h r l e m o d t e s a n o c u f a t f f h e e a u te t m u ri r b a e s , t a u m s p a t i a r n i s n g w a o t e f e l t d l h a / i s s p h t i h c e k e a l i r e r d d , “Wow....Yummy!”, “Can I have more?” and “Delicious!” Photo Credit: Tricia Miller, Farm to School Coordinator, Hamburg Central School District

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Students in Mrs. Sheri Gund’s Culinary Class at Hamburg Middle School continually bag up terrific Ll ee tt tt uu cc ee bh aa gr vs easrtef dr oi smt r ti bh ue t2e4d4t5o Os trugdaenni ct sGarno dw sRt aafcf kt!o enjoy fresh salads over the weekends and used in the school cafeteria!

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Tf uhne dHe admf obru sr ag l aC de nbtar rasl Sf oc rh eo ao cl hD si scthr oi cot l wt harsoruegche nt ht ley s c hCohoel f yAena nr 2F 0o 2u 2n -d2a0t i2o3n .a Tn hd ekyi cpkl aonf f t do ui mr i np gl eOmcet on bt ei nr t o celebrate Farm to School Month! Applying is easy at the Chef Ann Foundation and they offer video training for staff.

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