States Want to Put More Local Food on School Lunch Trays. What Does That Mean, Exactly?
In Utah, kids moving through the school cafeteria line at lunchtime can come across the Elliott apple, a yellow-gold fruit with a light blush of red.
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In Utah, kids moving through the school cafeteria line at lunchtime can come across the Elliott apple, a yellow-gold fruit with a light blush of red.
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School lunch programs are increasingly using farm-to-table programs to help support local ag producers and deliver healthier choices.
What’s for lunch? For US school students, the answer may be fresh produce grown by nearby farmers, or, in a few states, fresh lamb or fish, raised or caught locally.
Local foods, once rare on school lunch trays, are gradually becoming more available in school cafeterias as states promote fresh produce, legumes, meats and fish.