Farm to school programs motivate school food service professionals
Posted by on March 29, 2010
Farm to school programs motivate school food service professionals
A new study in the March 2010 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior shows Farm to School programs motivate food service professionals. The study examines how farm to school programs have the potential to improve children’s diets by providing locally grown produce without burdening school finances. Researchers at the Michigan State University, Lansing, examined why farmers, school food service professionals (SFSP), and food distributors participate in farm to school programs and how they characterize the opportunities and challenges to school food procurement from local farmers. Researchers identified three major reasons why SFSP participate in farm-to-school programs including (1) ”The students like it,” (2) ”The price is right,” and (3) ”We’re helping our local farmer.” Click here to read the report release.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/ehs-fpm030210.php
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