MN2020: Farm to School in MN
Channel: Minnesota 2020
Date: 2011-01-26

School districts are writing the recipe for nutrition in school cafeterias in Minnesota.  The newly re-authorized Child Nutrition Act includes federal funding for including more fresh fruits and vegetables, and local food programs.  
JoAnne Berkenkamp works with local foods policy initiatives at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minneapolis.  She says that Farm 2 School programs, such as the one at Wayzata Middle School, will help connect and educate students with their local food sources, and support small- to mid-sized farmers year round.
Mary Anderson coordinates the lunch program for the Wayzata district.  She hopes Farm to School will teach the students about the food system and start healthy eating habits that will continue in the future.