{"id":2248,"date":"2024-10-10T17:03:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2024-10-10T17:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:57:57","slug":"farm-to-school-month-incorporating-produce-into-school-meal-programs-in-san-luis-obispo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/farm-to-school-month-incorporating-produce-into-school-meal-programs-in-san-luis-obispo\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm to School Month \u2014 incorporating produce into school meal programs in San Luis Obispo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October is National Farm to School Month. CDFA encourages educators, school food service employees, farmers and farm to school enthusiasts across California to join in the celebration. Visit https:\/\/www.farmtoschool.org\/<\/a> for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organization Slow Money San Luis Obispo<\/a> (SLO) is one of many taking part in California\u2019s groundbreaking farm to school movement \u2014 educating students, families and the community about the benefits of farm to school programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A grantee in CDFA\u2019s California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program<\/a>, Slow Money SLO recently hosted an event with local school nutrition directors at City Farm SLO<\/a> to discuss the benefits of of incorporating produce into their school meal programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendees enjoyed a farm tour, picked fresh tomatoes, and ate fresh salsa created from their harvest. Local students visit City Farm SLO throughout the year to receive hands-on education regarding the science and nutrition of the farm\u2019s produce.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudents try raw kale and then go home and request it for dinner,\u201d City Farm Executive Director Kayla Rutland explained about the benefits of students visiting the farm. \u201cStudents will eat anything when they\u2019re here on the farm and see how it\u2019s grown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Incubator Grant Program has awarded nearly $87 million in funding to 163 different entities serving 1.5 million public school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to view this original post on CDFA’s Planting Seeds blog. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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