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AUGUSTA — Judges for the Maine Farm to School Cook-off said Tuesday it was a tough decision to name a winner. On one side, the mother-son team from Lewiston made cheesy enchiladas paired with fruit salad, and carrot and jícama slaw. The other mother-son duo from Skowhegan offered pan-seared chicken over carrot puree with chicken […]

Judges had little else but praise for all the dishes they tasted during the annual cooking competition and was a tough decision to name a winner.

(Pictured: Caleb Pratt & Gina Bailey from Team Son-Day- competing in last year’s Westbrook Regional Cook-off) The Maine Department of Education, Child Nutrition team is kicking off their annual Farm to School Cook-off this month! The cook-off is a statewide culinary competition for teams of school nutrition professionals and students to promote local foods in … Continue reading Maine DOE Child Nutrition Kicks off 2023 Farm-to-School Cook-off on March 27

From the Maine Department of Education Reporting Items | Visit the DC&R Reporting Calendar | News & Updates Are You Ready for the Week of the Young Child? The Week of the Young Child, a national event sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to celebrate the importance of high-quality … Continue reading Maine DOE Update March 24, 2023

Video: Whitefield Elementary School wins Maine DOE cooking competition Regional School Unit 12 students beat South Portland in the final competition of the Maine Department of Educations 2021 Farm to School Cook-off. 5 of 5 Whitefield Elementary student Kiara Luce adds ingredients to a food processor during a cooking contest Wednesday in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA — Kiara Luce’s concentration couldn’t be broken as she bounced around from table, to fridge, to her cooking ...

School Notebook: April 14 Contributed / Maine Department of Education South Portland’s Kaler moves to cook-off finals South Portland’s Kaler Kooks was one of two Maine teams that advanced to the final round of the 2021 Maine Farm to School Cook-off. The finals competition will be held May 5 at the Maine Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Culinary Classroom in Augusta. Kaler Kooks will face off against the Whitefield Wildcats team of Sheepscot Valley RSU 12, which serves students in...