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Rooted in Learning Program Wraps Another Year, and Starts Looking Toward 2027
By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer Over the past year, elementary students in three Essex County schools have learned to shop at farmers’ markets, watched syrup producers…
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Kids’ Market at Boquet Valley CSD Connects Local Kids to Area Farmers and Producers
By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer This event at Boquet Valley Lake View Campus had all the hallmarks of a farmers’ market — tents and tables, breads, produce, and syrup.…
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Incorporating Locally Produced Foods into School Cafeteria Menus Through Farm to School
To a student armed with a lunch tray and an appetite, a cafeteria line looks deceptively simple. The food magically appears, with no hint of the legalities, formulas and…
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School Cafeterias Present Opportunities for Everyday Nutrition-Based Learning
By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer On a chilly Monday morning, educators, administration, and school lunch staff at Boquet Valley Central School’s Lake View Campus came…
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AuSable Forks Elementary Students Get A Sweet Introduction At The Uihlein Maple Research Forest
By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer Freed of the walled confines of AuSable Forks Elementary School, 19 second graders sprinted up a snowy hill to explore the sugarbush where…
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Ag in the Classroom Sprouts Success with Microgreens
By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer The second graders in Elizabeth Donahue’s classroom know what it’s like to grow their own food. Granted, they didn’t have to deal with…
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