Fresh Bites Winter Edition 2023

COMMITTEES Farm to School

COMMITTEES Farm to School

Benefits of Farm to School Taste Tests

Farm to School Feature

Farm to School Feature

BY NICOLE IORI DIETETIC INTERN CORNELL UNIVERSITY

MC oyr nnealml eU ni si vNe ri cs iotlye. IIo raim, a nc do mI palme t i an gD ime tye tCi co mI nmt eur nn i tayt Nh auvt er i thi ao dn t rhoet aotpi opno r at ut nBi tryo ot om be e Tai opgaar t BoOf Cs Ee vS e, rwa lh Fe ar er mI tToe sStcshionoc lo Tr pa sotrea tTee sl ot sc apl oNweewr eYdo br ky pNrYo dTuhcutrss idnatyos .mTeaas ltse, while also providing many benefits to staff, students, and local farmers. 1. Taste Tests Motivate Students to Try New Foods and Increase Students’ Food Exposure Tt rays tne e Twe sftoso da rs e i na aunn i eqxucei t ionpgp oe rntvui nr oi tnymf eo nr t s. tCuhdiel dn rt se nt’os enaetwi n gf o obde hs atvhiroorus gcha nr e pb ee ast ehda pfeodo df reoxmp olseuarren ianngd afbrooumt bn ee iwn gf oa opdasr. t Wo fi tahn ietns v ai rboinl imt ye nt ot tihnat tr oednuc coeu rcahgiel ds rter ny i nt og ue xncf iatme mi l ieanrt dwi shheens ot hr ei yn gtrreydai e fnrtusi, tI oorf t ev engheet aa br lset uf odre nt ht se’ first time. When a student hesitates to try the sample, other classmates will chime in and say that it was “really good,” providing the hesitant student with the mt r yo ttihvea tsiaomn pt lhee, yt hneeyecdaends. t Ai l ll tlhe oa rung ht o atlrl ysnt ue dwe fnotos dds of rno omt owbi tshe rvvairni go utshfeoior d sf eilsl oawp r ipoerei trys, . e vFeanmwi l ihaerni zai nrge c ci phei l dd or eens nmoetnhua. vOevtehrea l pl , oTt ae snttei aTl et sot sb emc oa ym eh aav ep atrhte offa trh- ree as cc hh oi nogl ea fnf de cpt roofvdi de ivnegl ooppi pn og rst tuundi teine tsst’ oa db ii vl i et iressi f tyo t threymn, ewwh fi oc ho di ns tnuerend hteol pb es t uh de ae lnt thsy .t oT hc oe nasdudmeed abl lo onfutsh ei s ntuhtarti esnt ut sd tehnet ys mtriaeydgaothsochmoeoal.nd request the fruits and vegetables they 2. Taste Tests Increase Students Knowledge of Food Systems Us ttui ldi zeinntg elnogc aa gl epmr oe dn ut cwe i ti nh yt hoeuirr Tf oa os tde aTneds t l opcr aolmfootoeds sa ypsptreoma sc .h eAdt ma e rwe chei nl et I Twa sat se hTaensdt ,i n ag oyuo tu ns ga mspt ul edse nt ot

af osokdi fs aI mwpal se sa wf aerrme ge rr.o Iwinn fboyr mf a er md et hr se nset ua rdbeyn. tT thhea ct ht ihl de wf r oa ms e, xacni tde dh teo tlrei ae rdn twh eh esraemt hp el ef. oIo bd ehl iee wv ea st heaatt i cnhgi lcdarme ne af arreme sx .c i Tt eads tteo lTeeasrtns wahr ee ngtrheeaitr fcoaotda sl ycsot sm ef ofrr opmr onvei adri nb yg tmheea t cs oanrneescot iuornc e dt hnaet a rfbr yu i tasn, d vi ne gs teitlal bal esse, n sme iol kf , p raindde ac hnidl darec cnotmo pwl iasnhtmt oe nt rtyitnh ecsoemfomoudnsi.t i e s t h a t e n c o u ra g e 3. Taste Tests are a Tool to Determine a Recipe’s Feasibility and Potential Success Ts chheo oble ks ti t cwhaeyn st oa ns de ef eidf ear arlescci ph eo oi ls ma de aa lp rt ae bq luei rteomyeonut sr icsr ut oc i at el st ot itte. sBt et fhoer er eac irpeec iaptel ehai st st tthhree es cthi mo oels .l i Dn eo si n, gi t sios pa dr oj uvsi dt me se not ps pa or er tnuenci et isessa rtyo b eufnodr ee rssctha onodl swt ahf ef rme e mr ebc ei pr es ab reef oerxepheacnt de da tl soop ar el lpo awr se yi toiun tbou il dk .eTnrt yi fiyn ga noyu tb tahrer ireercsi po er difficulties your school staff may have while preparing ipt r, es-udcehv eal os pkendi f er escki pi lel ss oarr ep anrot itc ut al ai lro reeqdu i pt om emnet e. tE vt eh ne cl eoanvdei tt ihoen as da jtuysot umresnc thsotool ok ci tccuhre on ns , saenrdv ii tn mg da ya yb. eUrtiisl ikzyi nt og Tc aa ns t ea sTseesstss tt ho ep rr ee cpiapree’ sa nf eda st ei bs it l iyt oy ,u sr t ruedcei pn et bf aevf oo rr ae bh ial int dy towards it, and its potential success.

FARM TO SCHOOL ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

BY ADAM SNELL FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR SOUTH SENECA CSD Tc rhi se ps tf ou rd eanttas s ot yf tSroeuatth. TSheen ec cr ai s pe nwj oayse md af rdoemwsi tchr aNt cehwa Ypoprl ke

iws at ghoe nmr oi ds et /bt eoauur t ti hf uel pf aarrmt i c Ii phaanvtes ehvaedr av icshi taendc. eAtfot ecrh tehc ek ho auyt tAh ec oFnavr emr sSattoi or en at no do kp up rl ac chea sseo amneywi theemr es ot hne yt hwe awn at egdo nt o r ti dr ye. (GI ut amr di gi ah nt hDaovges ’bhe oe un sne e) .aTr ht he ee nMdurrer sa uy l tG or af yt hpi sa dc do on cvke sr soart i tohne, an entire cow worth of grass-fed Murray Gray beef. Wf u nh edni dt hneofto eondds etrhvei rc ee . dOenp at or t mt h ee nkt i ltec fht etnh ea ft aRr mo mt hu al ut sd wa yh, tehr ee as tf at ef fr pwr ae tpcahri endg aa mc oeuapl .l eR foaarsmt e tdo As uc ht uomo lnt’ rs aHi nai rnvge svti dCehoisc,ktehne, ksoaulercaenddlaopcapllley)s.alad, and smashed potatoes (all foods were Ta nhdi s pcaornt nwe catsi oj un s/tp al urct nk /e fras thei/p owr aas rpoalrl t ol yf ftahcei l di tiactee. dT/igmu i ad ne dd Sd ae reaphl y Hc oama sm ai tnt edd tt ho etihr e ifra mf a irl my aa nr ed avreer ya sphai ns si ni ogn ea xt ea mapnl de odfe l iscui osut asi nma beialti t. yT imme eatnsd bIe shta vper ahcatdi c ems umt ueael t fsr i ehneda lst hafnudl , ct ho en nc eocutri os en so fa na dt l oe ua sr t paa tdhesc ahdaed wc ri tohsos ue dt fmo ramn ay l ltyi mmees e ot ivnegr. Sometimes all it takes is a wagon ride.

gVraol lwe yn f Ca romr t sl a ni nd Ma pa lpol ne se . aTnhde Nf rYa gmr aanptl ea rsoymr uap f rf or omm t hMeo 2o n0 bushel crate of apples and the welcoming scent of freshly baked apple crisp filled the halls of the middle and high school. Sboa or rne al f(tcerratthee) , htuhgee gcerna et er oosf iat yp polfe sa nn eaaprpe dl e t hs cei ebnottitsotms aotf tt hh ee U2 St DwAe ne txyp ebrui smheenl tcarlastteast ioofn Ei nmGpei rnee va ap, pNl eYsg. rTaocde dd SCSaCy SwDa rwdi tihs ti sh emma rarni ewd i tt ho aSnh earbruynCdaawn caer do, f aa pf opol eds saenrdv igc ee nheer lopsei try.aTt ot dh de eS lheemr reyn. tTahr ey as pc hp ol eosl hi na vIen bt eerel na keennj ,o Ny eYd. Tb hy aanl lkt hy roouu Tg ho do ud t at nh de district and will continue to be enjoyed in the days to come. Te nhoe umg hi dtdo l ep aarnt idc i ph iagt he isnc ha no oalpsptluedteans tt si n wg et hr ea nakl ss ot of oCratnudnaact ee RN eogr at hl ea rnnd SCpoyr, nCe rl li sCpoi no p, ea rnadt i vEemEpxi rt ee nws i eorne otfhSe e tnherceae Caopupnl teys. fAofrt esra ms apml ipnlgi n. Eg ,aec ahc sht ut adsetne tr tmh aa tr kpeadr tti hc iep faatveodr ti trei eodneaa cpho os tneer.. TCahnedaapcep.le with the most tallies was Crispin. Thank you The day the Empire apples arrived was the same day (and time) that the first delivery was received from Autumn’s Ho faf er vr se shtu mF aarnme l yi nr a iRs eodmgurlausss, - fNe dY. b eAeuft, upma snt ’us r eHpaor rvke,spt a Fs taurrme rhaaiss ebde ec hn i cakveenraynldo negg gtsi m. We ei nh atvhee f mo ramkei ndga. Bp aa rctkn ei nr sMh iapy t ht haet ft oo oo d) saetrt ve incde e dd eap aFrat rmme nt ot oS fc hSoSoCl S tDr a (i ns ei nv ge .r aI tl sottahret re ds cohuot oal st Aa nuyt uo nment’ sh aHt awr vi lel slti sf toernaafbaor umt tt oh ui sr eavnedn td iasncdu st shi aotn t. hI esi tri lflatreml l

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