Aug 11, 2020 | Current Events, Policy & Public Health, School Food, Youth Network
A student making fresh green & white fettuccine pasta. Photos courtesy of cookingwithkids.org. Written by Amelia Keleher (SFYN USA Communications Team) “Our role is to get them excited about cooking and eating a wide variety of foods.” — Rachel Shreve,...Jul 6, 2020 | Current Events, Policy & Public Health, School Food, Take Action
Written by Alejandra Cleves Morales (Intern), Cynthia Walters and Margaret Read (Member), Ed Yowell (Chair), SFUSA Food and Farm Policy Steering Committee A Spring Semester Like No Other There is little doubt that the nation’s 2020 spring semester was like no other...May 28, 2020 | Biodiversity, Campaigns, Food and Farming, School Food, School Gardens, Slow Food Live
Come join the chefs at Forest Ridge School to explore beekeeping with honeybees, mason bees, and leafcutter bees. Take a tour of the school gardens, apiaries, and orchards. Learn how you can support these pollinators and in return how they can support your gardens....Apr 15, 2020 | Current Events, Policy & Public Health, School Food
written by Stephanie Armstrong (SFUSA policy Intern), Ed Yowell (SFUSA policy Chair) and the SFUSA Food and Farm Policy Working Group Missing Meals With more than 130,000 schools closed, districts face the challenge of serving meals to non-congregating kids. The USDA...Mar 20, 2020 | Food and Farming, Food Justice, News, Policy & Public Health, School Food
by Stephanie Armstrong and the SFUSA Food & Farm Policy Working Group Keeping School Food Open When Schools are Closed The USDA financially supports the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the Summer Food Service Program...