Food Corps Service Member Katie Lower and Central student Brittnee Pash tend to plants in the Central greenhouse. Students have grown lettuce and tomatoes for the school’s salad bar.
Students in pre-kindergarten through second grade at West Elementary School in Waukon celebrated “Be Kind to Bees” day Thursday, March 22 as part of the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative’s (FFI) Harvest of the Month program. Continue reading
The Wellness Team at St. Joseph school in New Hampton has introduced a new After School Snack program. The purpose of the program is to provide a healthy snack for 5th to 8th grade students before they leave school for sporting practices, long bus rides or the walk/ride home. Continue reading
All Iowans are involved in agriculture by eating food and wearing clothes. Nearly 1 in 5 jobs in Iowa is in the agriculture industry. Yet most Iowans have no direct connection to agriculture production or the agriculture industry. Continue reading
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced today it has received a $100,000 Farm to School Support Services Grant from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to host an Iowa Local Food Day on October 11, 2018, as part of National Farm to School month. Continue reading
The Harvest of the Month for January was Milk! We have spent this past month celebrating Martin Luther King Jr., launching a White Milk Wednesday Challenge, and enjoying good food together. Continue reading
Seasonality, or the concept of eating according to the current season’s harvest, and location (the beautiful and hilly driftless!) were the determining forces behind the development of the Northeast Iowa Harvest of the Month calendar. This calendar (see below) is a three-year curriculum guide for introducing seasonal, local foods to school aged children. Continue reading
At MFL MarMac, the focus is on more than just educating students. It’s also about ensuring their health and well-being. That’s where the district’s wellness committee comes into play. Continue reading
Postville 4-H Cooking Club and FoodCorps Iowa service member Claire Anderson used purple potatoes from the school garden in a roasted potato, cauliflower and carrot soup! After roasting the veggies, students combined all ingredients in their new Vitamix blender to create a creamy soup. What fun to cook with the bounty of your gardening work! Continue reading
When I began as the Allamakee School District service member, I was given an Action Plan put together by the School Wellness Working Team and former service member Andrew. This plan outlines past Food & Fitness activities, current initiatives and goals for the future to be accomplished by none other than myself. I was overwhelmed. There was no way I could even begin to accomplish all that was listed, I barely had a school email address! Continue reading
