Farm to School Tour 2010

Late last month, local farmers, school nutrition staff, and Department of Corrections representatives spent a day touring local farms, sampling locally-produced food, and learning how to wash, peel, chop, dice, and serve fresh produce in school kitchens.

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Fri., July 15, 2011

Raeann Ducar, left, nutrition services director of the Freman School District, watches Kent Getzin prepare vegetables during a visit to area schools and farms with the goal of offering locally grown items to students.

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Fred Fleming from Shepherd's Grain shows soil to members of the Farm to School trip. Shepherd's Grain grows wheat that's milled and sold locally, and also uses no-till method of growing.

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During a lunch stop on the Farm to School Tour, members dined on locally-grown baked potatoes with a broccoli-cheese topping, lentil and beef chili, green salad, fruit, and rolls, breadsticks and brownies made from Shepherd’s Grain flour.

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Representatives from various schools, including chefs, food service personnel and nutrition specialists, watched how student meals can be prepared based on what has been supplied by area farmers.

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In addition to touring kitchens, visitors on the Farm to School Tour visited various fields.

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