One day in the future all schools will take responsibility for their student's health by serving scratch-cooked food grown in the community. Frozen, canned, and boxed food will be replaced with raw, whole ingredients. Warmers will be replaced with braziers. Culinary training will replace business...
By Melanie Smythe Melanie.smythe@candacityllc.com Melanie Smythe is an architect and President of Candacity LLC with over 30 years of experience managing commercial projects People are motivated by a myriad of different things. Basic needs must be met before higher aspirational work and thought come into play. Upon...
Lives and careers have been spent working tirelessly to make farm to school a reality. Through incremental victories and years of perseverance by dedicated individuals across the county, the United States Department of Agriculture 2015 Census reports milestones such as 7,101 school gardens, 1,039 school...
In purchasing local farm grown food, schools can be strong economic drivers for the community while contributing to the preservation of natural resources needed to sustain life. Schools that serve fresh, flavorful foods can encourage healthy eating habits and inspire stronger connections to the environment....
We are working diligently on a book to be released in 2017 about our dream and a roadmap to achieve it. We are excited to share a bit of it so far...
Recently I was asked to speak at the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) Exposition in Phoenix to a gathering of dieticians and business managers all over North America. It was a great honor and I spoke along with Karen Dietrich, a marketing professional specializing...