Farm to School
Find out how Somerville is helping students make the connection between what we grow and what we eat.
Our Featured Vegetable of the Month
January: Root Vegetables
February: Cabbage
March: Leafy Greens
April: Broccoli
May: Spring Greens
June: Peas and Beans
July: Tomato
August: Summer Squash and Zucchini
September: Peppers
October: Corn
November: Winter Squash and Pumpkins
December: Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
Vegetable of the Month Nutrition Info & Recipe Sources
Partners and Resources
Good education requires strong partnerships between school, community, and families. Students are more likely to make healthy eating choices if they have opportunities to make good choices at school and at home, and connect to food sources. The Somerville Food and Nutrition Services Department works with the following partners to encourage families to help children make healthy food choices:
Tufts University
UMass Extension Nutrition Program - offers classroom nutrition instruction linked to food service improvements and Shape Up Somerville goals
Our Gardening Partner
Groundwork Somerville - GWS's mission is to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment through the development of community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being. GWS helps manage the school gardens.
Resources
Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools
Chop Chop magazine
John C. Stalker Institute
Massachusetts Farm to School Project
School Nutrition Association
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children - Chef Ann Cooper