Farm to School Northeast: A Podcast
Farm to School Northeast: A Podcast
Podcast Description
Farm to School Northeast is a monthly podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeastern states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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The podcast covers various themes including local food systems, food-based education, and community engagement in schools, with episodes focusing on specific programs like RSU 89's scratch cooking initiative, Montpelier High School's food system education integration, and the Portsmouth Ag Innovation Farm.
Farm to School Northeast is a monthly podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeastern states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
How does seafood get from the water to the school lunch plate? This was the topic of the Maine's Local Food Processing Workgroup ”Behind the Supply Chain” webinar series sponsored by the Maine Farm & Sea to Institution Network, the Maine Food Convergence Project, and the Department of Ag Conservation & Forestry. Hear from: Mary Hudson, Director of Fisheries Programs and Maine Coast Community Sector Manager of the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, Shawn McEwen, CEO and co-founder of Sea Salt Lobster Co, in Kennebunk ME, Leni (lenny) Gronos, Owner and Operator from Graffam Brothers seafood processor in Rockport, ME and Mike Flynn, the School Nutrition Director from RSU 12 in the Sheepscit Valley Region. The webinar was hosted by Alida Peterson, Associate Program Manager – Food Systems from the Maine Farm and Sea to Institution Network.
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