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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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The Future of Farm to School in the Adirondack Region
Most local activists will tell you they’re not out to save the world. Julie Holbrook and K’Cee Leavine will admit to no such thing. They see child nutrition in schools as a…
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Better Quality Food is Key for Helping Students Thrive
By Tim Rowland Supporters of Farm to School had battled the conventional wisdom that food in its natural state was too costly and too hard to prepare. They’d won that fight,…
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Local Food Saves North Country Area Schools Money When Sourcing for Cafeterias
By Tim Rowland If children can be particular when it comes to food, school administrators, out of necessity, can be just as fastidious when it comes to their annual…
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Schools Purchasing Local Food Helps Local Farmers
By Tim Rowland Those who study global hunger note that the world produces plenty of food, the problem rests with getting that food to people in need. Something similar has…
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Farm to School Movement Gains Ground in the Adirondack Region
By Tim Rowland In the United States, school lunch programs began in 1933 as a piece of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal agenda for combatting the Great Depression. Feeding…
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