Tag: farm to school
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Wellness coalition in Perry County, where life expectancy is state’s lowest, gets funding from Foundation for a Healthy Ky.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has funded the Perry County Wellness Coalition’s three-year plan to encourage fitness and better nutrition in school-age children, “Kids on the Move!” The wellness...
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Childhood obesity rates continue to rise nationally while Ky.’s rate has leveled off, but 1/3 of kids are still overweight or obese
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nationally, childhood obesity rates are not declining and severe obesity rates are still rising, especially among minority children. However, in Kentucky, child obesity rates...
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Visiting chef at Harlan County High helps incorporate fresh, local foods and flavors into menus; 1 of 8 Ky. districts in program
image: foodtank.com The “Chefs in Schools Collaborative” project, which helps school cooks learn how to incorporate fresh, local foods in their menus, is up and running at Harlan County High...
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Chefs to show how to get fresh, healthy, local food in Boyle, Clark, Grayson, Harlan, Martin, Morgan, Oldham, Pike county schools
image: nkyhealth.org Chefs will help eight Kentucky schools learn to incorporate fresh, local foods in their menus as part of a “Chefs in Schools Collaborative” pilot project, according to a...
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Farm to School program teaches Perry County students how to eat healthier, explores local food as an industry in Eastern Ky.
Image from WYMT Mountain News Perry County students are learning about nutrition through the Farm to School program, which aims to inform students about healthy food while supporting local food...
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Nationally and statewide, farm-to-school program is a success
With approximately 80 Kentucky school districts participating in the Farm to School program, many of them are finding special ways to celebrate National Farm to School Month, with much to...
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Kentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand farm-to-school programs
Kentucky will use money from The Walmart Foundation to partner with the National Farm to School Network to expand efforts to get more local foods into schools. A project called Seed Change will “jump...
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Students in poor Louisville neighborhoods learn healthful behaviors in Farm to Family Initiative
A program to fight childhood obesity and foster healthy habits in Louisville’s under-served youth has seen positive results since its launch in October 2013, says KentuckyOne Health. Results include: 41 percent...
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Lexington preschool becomes Kentucky’s first with a farm-to-school food program
About 20 years from now, today’s preschoolers will be purchasing and preparing their own food. What if they spent 13 years in an educational setting that taught farm-to-school practices? Children...
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New resource guide and school curriculum aimed at expanding farm-to-school programs in Kentucky
A resource guide and school curriculum are the latest efforts to expand farm-to-school programs in Kentucky. With fewer than 30 percent of Kentuckians consuming the recommended amounts of fruits and...