tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44182638885271222082024-03-13T21:47:45.812-04:00Somerville Farm to School Projectempowering mindful eatersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-79356993005291999732019-09-13T12:34:00.000-04:002019-09-13T12:34:06.798-04:00Save the date for Corn Shucking Day 2019!<h3>
<b>Save the date for Corn Shucking Day in Somerville!</b></h3>
On Thursday, October 2 students of SPS are invited to shuck corn alongside school staff and community volunteers as we kick off National Farm to School Month with our annual Corn Shucking Day!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-73164515766110022522018-03-06T10:14:00.002-05:002018-03-06T10:14:34.258-05:00How do we get kids to eat their leafy greens? Try these 2 recipes...For this year's National Nutrition Month, we are "Going Further with Food!" It's an assumption that getting our kids to eat their leafy greens is always a colossal battle. It's true--salads aren't easy to convince a kid to try when they're staring at something that resembles rabbit food. But by assuming they won't try it means you've already given up, and that's not what we're about here at the Somerville Farm to School Project! So how do we make salads desirable?<br />
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For one, we can provide a space for children to grow their own food, to learn the parts of a plant, and to nurture something from seed to harvest. We've learned that, "if they grow it, they'll eat it". It's empowering to be hands-on with food! Even if you don't have outdoor garden space, leafy greens are easy to grow indoors or in small pots as long as you have a sunny window or space.<br />
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Secondly, you can involve kids in the kitchen by making fun salad dressings! All you need are a few ingredients, a mason jar, and measuring spoons. Here are two recipes we've found to be extra delicious!<br />
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Lastly, maybe salads just aren't in the picture right now. There are plenty of other ways to sneak leafy greens into the diet. You can add to pastas, calzones, soups, and smoothies too!<br />
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What other tricks of the trade get your kids to eat their leafy greens?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11119287344751916523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-47950009721427097762017-11-29T14:08:00.000-05:002017-11-29T14:09:09.383-05:00Thousands of Somerville youth try local sweet potatoes! And the verdict is...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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potatoes through taste-tests offered during
their lunch periods by the Somerville Farm to School Program and
Drumlin Farm. Working in partnership with Drumlin Farm, who runs afterschool
programming and supplements produce for our salad bars during the growing season,
the November taste-tests are part of the district’s food literacy campaign to
increase the acceptance of new, fresh foods and create new recipes for the
lunch menu using local ingredients. </span></div>
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black bean salad, 61% said they would eat it again. Because so many students at least tried it, we call that a win! To those who said it wasn't their favorite, we urged them to explain what they would change about it. We heard answers such as, "I would eat it if it didn't have the little red things (peppers)", "it's weird that it was cold" and "nothing". </span><span style="font-family: "adobe garamond pro" , serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "adobe garamond pro" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">The recipe was inspired by the Island Grown Schools Farm to School program in Martha’s Vineyard. We’ve included the recipe so you can try it out too! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma Scudder, Drumlin Farm educator, and Christine Barber, State House Rep., collect votes for the sweet potato salad at Winter Hill Community School</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">by Hannah Macfarlane, Farm to School Summer Intern & Tufts Nutrition Graduate Student</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This summer, for the fourth year in a row, the <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/district-departments/food-nutrition-services/farm-school">SomervilleFarm to School Project</a> ran the Healthy Summer Harvest program at the Capuano school.
Every Wednesday for four weeks we visited the school for cooking classes and
taste tests with students in the <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/blog/summer-experience">Summer Explore Kindergarten Transition Program</a>.
We tried lots of new food and had so much fun with our new friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Chef Vanessa from <a href="http://www.projectbread.org/">Project Bread</a> led the cooking
demonstrations and Hannah, our Farm to School summer intern, chatted with the
kids about the foods they were tasting. She was very impressed that some of them
already knew that calcium is found in milk! Students were encouraged to try new
foods and learned about plants, cooking, and nutrition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Week 1 – <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/utnwlwhi0x9vty0/gingerbreadfruitdiprecipecard.pdf?dl=0">Gingerbread yogurt dip</a>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Week 2 – </span><a href="http://www.massfarmtoschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Recipe-Moroccan-Carrot-Salad.pdf"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">Moroccan
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Week 3 – <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qsx89tahu0eqxlt/greenmonstahsmoothierecipecard.pdf?dl=0">“Green Monstah” smoothie</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Week 4 – </span><a href="http://www.chopchopmag.org/recipe/orange-bean-dip"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">Orange bean dip</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">
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of the kids ended up liking foods they hadn’t tried or had tried and disliked
in the past. One class was particularly enthusiastic about the “Green Monstah”
Smoothie. Nearly everyone wanted seconds, and we sadly didn’t have enough for
more than one serving per student. After a few minutes of unsuccessfully
begging for more, the entire class started chanting “Yummy! Yummy! Yummy!” One
of their teachers finally got them to stop, only to hear them start a new chant
moments later – “Spinach! Spinach! Spinach!” We never expected to hear twenty
almost-kindergarteners chanting for more spinach, but we call that a win.</span></div>
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education into their classrooms. Each lesson focused on a different aspect of plants
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Hannah observed one of classes doing the “Fab Five” activity
in week 3, during which students made bracelets representing each of the
components necessary to grow a plant – a seed, plus water, sun, air, space, and
soil (the “Fab Five”). The kids did a great job listening to their teacher and
answering the riddles! When they finished, they each had a fun and colorful
bracelet to help them remember their lesson. The bracelets were a perfect
complement to the bean baby necklaces from Week 2, which the kids were still
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">All in all, it has been a fun and busy summer for us here at
Somerville Farm to School! We loved spending time with our new friends at the
Capuano school, and we’re already thinking about what we can do to make the program
even better next year! For more photos and recipes, keep your eyes on the blog
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715610331223409605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-76735737925567588012017-08-07T14:51:00.000-04:002017-08-07T14:51:59.298-04:00Brain Booster Foods<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although students are out of school for the summer, it is still a great time to <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #212121;">create conversations surrounding food literacy! </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By purchasing whole, nutrient-dense foods, our young learners will be best prepared to return to the classroom in just a few short weeks with sharp minds and healthy bodies! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #212121;">Certain foods are particularly effective in improving brain function! Here's a list of the best brain booster foods youth and adults can enjoy to restore brain function and improve memory! Thank you to </span></span><a href="http://www.toyotaofdanvers.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #212121;">Ira Toyota Danvers in Danvers, MA</a> who made this cool infographic as part of their community wellness initiative! </span><br />
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Meanwhile, the Farm to School Project worked with elementary schoolers at Brown, Winter Hill, and Kennedy School to start their gardens. 5th Graders at Kennedy learned how to use basic <a href="https://permacultureprinciples.com/">permaculture principals</a> to plan a garden, and explored ways we can improve and replenish soil.<br />
2nd graders became experts in cherry tomato varieties thanks to <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/">Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds</a> who generously donated over 75 different seeds!! 1st graders continued their study of "Sylvia's Spinach" by learning how to plant spinach seeds, and watch them grow into a tasty, healthy snack, just like the character in the book! <br />
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Naturally, as the school year concludes, we reflect on the different groups that make Farm to School possible. As mentioned above, without Groundwork Somerville and parent volunteers, the number of students we are able to reach with garden & food literacy education would not be so high! Of course, a big thank you to the <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/district-departments/food-nutrition-services">Food Service</a> staff who served many delicious meals over the year that featured local, fresh ingredients, as well as displayed a beautiful salad bar every day using <a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/drumlin-farm/csa-farming/drumlin-farm-csa/spring-csa">Drumlin Farms</a> produce. <br />
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We also say goodbye to our founding director who will be moving on to new experiences in Charlottesville, VA--look at C'ville--you're receiving a true gem in Karyn!! We cannot imagine the project without her, but look forward to finishing the grant strong with initiating new projects, as well as wrapping up original objectives! THANK YOU KARYN FOR YOUR CREATIVITY, VISION, AND PASSION!! GOOD LUCK IN ALL YOUR NEW VENTURES!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715610331223409605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-16132169726506846242017-03-23T10:45:00.001-04:002017-03-23T11:02:10.032-04:00Put your best FORK forward during National Nutrition Month<h2>
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Each year the <a href="http://www.eatright.org/resource/food/resources/national-nutrition-month/toolkit">Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics</a> develops new topics to celebrate National Nutrition Month. This year's theme, Put your best fork forward, encourages us to consider that every bite counts. Even "small shifts in our food choices, can add up over time."<br />
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~ We are releasing Veggie of the Month kits in each school's library! The kits contain books, taste testing supplies, and a binder with lesson materials for each month! </div>
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~ We are visiting a few PreK-2nd grade classes to "taste-test" the veggie of the month: leafy greens! In the classroom, we are reading Sylvia's Spinach and making a simple salad dressing to drizzle over spinach! (Be sure to check back later for the results of our visits!) </div>
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How are you celebrating National Nutrition Month?<br />
What little changes can we make in our daily diet to reach a healthier plate? <br />
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What does it mean to eat mindfully? Last post we learned a
bit about how relaxing before diving into a meal greatly improves digestion. Beyond
physiological benefits, bringing mindfulness into your daily diet also enhances
flavors and appreciation of what is on your plate. This can lead to less wasted
nutrients, less over-eating, and even raised awareness of where the food came
from and how it was prepared.</div>
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To eat mindfully is to eat with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">intention</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">attention</i>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I never thought I would enjoy a raisin. Not even a little. But
during a mindfulness exercise in an Environmental Consumerism class in college,
my sentiments changed. After staring at this thing for 5 minutes (which felt like eternity) and observing
every thing about it: smelling it, holding it, bringing it to my lips, and
finally tasting it…I actually started to feel guilty I had neglected raisins
all this time. With a new-found appreciation for all factors involved in bringing this raisin from the farm to my plate, and all the sensations that came with observing it, there was no way
I was throwing that wrinkly little thing away anymore (my original intention). I actually recall it being the best thing I had eaten all day. And to this day, I never fret the raisin. </div>
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In the cafeteria and at home, mindful eating can be a promising approach
to inspire children to try new foods and minimize waste. It can also
encourage children to reduce frantic eating that could lead to chronic
snacking, overeating, or emotional eating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Ready to see how a raisin can teach you too? <a href="http://hfhc.ext.wvu.edu/r/download/114469">Here’s the mindfulness activity</a> to try with
your classroom, family, or just on your own! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Eat with
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your non-dominant hand.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Chew
your food 30 to 50 times per bite.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Eat
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sitting down.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Put the
proper portions of food on your plate and try to make the meal last at least 20
minutes.</span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></blockquote>
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by <a href="http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Patients_Visitors/pcs/nutrition/services/healtheweightforwomen/special_topics/intelihealth0405.aspx?subID=submenu10">Brigham and Women’s</a> article <i>Mastering the Mindful Meal</i> by Stephanie Vangsness, </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.5in;">R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.D</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.5in;">.</span></span></div>
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In order to digest your food properly, your body must be in
<i>parasympathetic</i> mode, or in a state of non-stress. Kindergartners know this.
Well, they might not know the scientific term yet, but
during lunch they participate in 6 minutes of
silence; a period they call "Mindful Eating". When asked why they like mindful eating, the children
replied, because "it’s quiet”, “I can enjoy my food better”, “I get peace and
quiet”, and "it’s calmly”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kindergartener teacher Ms. Scrima, and other Kennedy School
teachers have been implementing mindfulness in the cafeteria and their classrooms
since last year. They are proud to have a lunch period that looks and sounds quite
different from the chaotic cafeteria rush other classes often experience. While
the students sit silently at the lunch table checking in with their emotions, their
digestive systems are also benefitting. Physiologically, only when our bodies
are in rest mode can the brain trigger the release of digestive enzymes,
which breakdown our food into absorbable nutrients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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sit on the floor to eat…these are ways of turning the "rest switch" on. By
getting our students to relax before and during eating, we are helping their lunchtime
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If you are interested in incorporating mindfulness into your
daily life or classroom activities, visit the Kennedy Mindfulness Team’s <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/k12.somerville.ma.us/kennedymindfulness/Home">webpage,</a>
and follow their 7-week mindfulness program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11119287344751916523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-81187339829318960472016-10-24T13:42:00.001-04:002016-10-24T13:42:27.771-04:00Harvest Season in Full Swing at Somerville Public Schools!We’ve had a busy Fall season in the gardens! This week will
wrap up the final, yet very important, chore of <b>“putting the garden to bed”</b>! Parent
volunteers, students, and educators have been hard at work since the beginning
of school, harvesting and tasting a variety of vegetables, saving tomato seeds,
and planting garlic! Now it’s time to say goodnight to the gardens, as we learn
about the importance of cover crops, mulching, and how some plants survive
during the winter. Lower elementary school students have been engaged and directly
involved in making sure our gardens stay healthy over the winter until we wake
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We also celebrated our annual <b>Corn Shucking
and Local Harvest Day</b>! With the help of community partner volunteers
(Groundwork, Shape Up, UMass), parents, and students we shucked over 3,000 ears of corn
before school even started! The children enjoyed the fruits of their labor
with a local beef burger for lunch! Corn Shucking is always a favorite day of
the school year for student and staff, and this year proved no different. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Thanks to garden champion and parent volunteer, Jen, we have the Healey School's corn data, by the numbers:</span></div>
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number of ears shucked: 480 (8 bags w 60 ears each, the kids did the math)</div>
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number of minutes to shuck 480 ears of corn: 32</div>
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number of student shuckers: 30 give or take</div>
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number of volunteer shuckers: 4</div>
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number of staff: 5</div>
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number of corn earworms found: 4</div>
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corny jokes recited: 2</div>
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amount of fun had at Healey on Corn Shucking Day: some things can't be measured.</div>
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Local Happenings:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Concord, Massachusetts will host the <a href="http://www.farmbasededucation.org/2016-gathering-1">Farm-Based Education Conference</a> on November 4<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in
effectively incorporating gardening into daily school curriculum. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. </span><a href="http://pubs.nal.usda.gov/sites/pubs.nal.usda.gov/files/csadef.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">According to the USDA</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">, CSA philosophically refers to a "community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes...the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production." It can also imply an economic relationship between farmer and consumer, often called subscription farming. In other words, a subscriber agrees to buy a minimum amount of produce at a fixed price, often paying in advance for the subscription. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">While we haven't paid in advance, we have committed to buying a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 shares (or veggie boxes) each week. This commitment creates a guaranteed market for the farm's produce. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Each week 3-5 boxes of fresh produce are harvested from Drumlin Farm's fields. After being washed and sorted, they are driven only 15 miles to our school kitchens then find their way to our school salad bars and grab-and-go salads. Weekly items include lettuce, kale, spinach, radishes and spring turnips. We also receive other abundant vegetables throughout the season to support the farm and keep our salad bar options exciting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><em>1) What are the challenges to sourcing local directly from farms? </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">"Working with purchasing laws and drafting the appropriate bid and contract language is a challenge. Also, it is hard for us to accept whole items, such as whole winter squash, that require peeling and chopping. Choosing the right produce is key to success.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">" <em>Lauren Mancini</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"Pricing and staying within budget are concerns for us. Limited delivery days and locations can create logistical challenges." <em>Pauline Uccello</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"Guessing what kids will want to eat." <em>Matt Celona</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><em>2) What are the benefits to sourcing local produce directly from farms? </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"Supporting the local farm and exposing children to fresh, local foods." <em>Lauren Mancini</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"The produce is very fresh and of great quality. It is also great to know that the students are eating fresh produce from farms right near them that could even visit to see where the produce is coming from." <em>Pauline Uccello</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"If we have lots of what we think the kids will like, we can move large quantities more easily within the CSA arrangement. We’re not limited by having to supply a certain amount of any one crop: we can provide more of what’s bountiful and less of what’s not. This is convenient for the farmers." <em>Matt Celona</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><em>3) What about the Farm Fresh Salads and Salad Bars are most exciting to you? </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"The best aspect is how good the produce looks and tastes- the difference between straight from the farm and from our distributor is really amazing. It is also exciting that we can create relationships with farmers that have potential to expand to other projects." <em>Lauren Mancini</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"To see that students are choosing salad over chicken nuggets is fantastic. Watching them make healthier choices is very rewarding." <em>Pauline Uccello</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"We get a lot of satisfaction imagining kids eating our produce at school!" <em>Matt Celona</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"Purchasing directly from a farm clearly has its hurdles, but once the food comes in and it looks so appealing it makes it all worth it!" <em>Lauren Mancini</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"The education department is also very excited this relationship because so many of the children come here on field trips and with their families. It’s great for them to be able to see the name Drumlin Farm on the food they eat every day. They can get more of a connection with the farm, farms in general, and where their food comes from, which is certainly part of the mission of Drumlin." <em>Drumlin Farm Staff</em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">It is clear that constant communication about the students' preferences in relation to available produce is important for continued success of this program. Additional education and promotional materials will be made available to the district and community. We can't wait to see what produce the fall brings!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">8 cups kale, ripped into 3 inch pieces (~1 bunch)</span></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-59753094822493595442016-05-02T11:44:00.000-04:002016-05-03T08:50:08.909-04:00Somerville Students Discover Kale Chips as a Healthy Snack OptionBack at the beginning of March, we gave you a sneak peek about how Somerville planned on celebrating National Nutrition month. We focused on 5, which is 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day.<br />
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This year, one of our goals for National Nutrition Month was to expose students to healthy and delicious ways to eat their veggies. We accomplished this goal by taste testing kale chips in 6 different cafeterias.<br />
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The kale chips are a great snack because they are crunchy and a little bit salty, just like regular potato chips, but with a lot more nutritional value. Kale has tons of vitamin A, vitamin K and some calcium too!<br />
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Some students compared the taste of kale chips to the taste of other vegetables they are more familiar with, including broccoli, spinach, and lettuce.<br />
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Students were able to vote on whether they would try the kale chips again. Giving students the chance to decide whether or not they liked the chips encourages them to continue to try new foods: no one likes <u>every</u> kind of food.<br />
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In fact, most students <i>did </i>like the kale chips: 85% of the 2860 students who tried the snack would try it again. In some schools, up to 89% of students like the kale chips!<br />
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Stay tuned for our exact kale chip recipe, so you can try it at home.<br />
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Special thank you to David Heidkamp, Framingham Nutrition Intern, Meghan Bodo, Food Literacy Educator, and volunteers from Shape Up Somerville and UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program. National Nutrition Month Activities are funded through the <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=20338">Somerville PEP Grant</a> and <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=13560&">Somerville Food and Nutrition Services Department</a>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11119287344751916523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-90789340967431257152016-03-04T11:38:00.000-05:002016-03-07T10:37:57.788-05:00Focus on 5 for National Nutrition Month 2016March is National Nutrition Month! This year's theme is focus on 5 - that's 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.<br />
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It's a no brainer that most kids love fruit, but some might find vegetables harder to like, especially those dark leafy greens, like kale. We took on this challenge by introducing the students to kale chips. When baked with a little salt, kale becomes crunchy with a slight umami flavor. Check back with us for the full recipe.</div>
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David Heidkamp, Framingham Nutrition Intern, and Meghan Bodo, Food Literacy Educator, washed, ripped, massaged and baked the kale for our first tasting in the Winter Hill School cafeteria. After eating their lunch, students stopped by the tasting table for a sample.</div>
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One fifth grader said, “I wish I could have kale chips everyday!”</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span>Seventy-nine percent (325 out of 413) of the students tried the kale chips. Eighty-five percent of those who tried it said they would eat it again.</div>
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Special thank you to David Heidkamp, Framingham Nutrition Intern, Meghan Bodo, Food Literacy Educator, and volunteers from Shape Up Somerville and UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program. National Nutrition Month Activities are funded through the <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=20338" target="_blank">Somerville PEP Grant</a> and <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=13560&" target="_blank">Somerville Food and Nutrition Services Department</a>. </div>
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Staff from local preschools and organizations that focus on healthy living provided activities to Somerville families. Most activities centered around food based children's books. The Cambridge Health Alliance chose <em>The Carrot Seed </em>while Shape Up Somerville picked <em>Planting a Rainbow. </em><br />
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The Treehouse Academy featured <em>Blueberries for Sal </em>and the Community Action Agency of Somerville acted out <em>Dragons love tacos.</em><br />
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Children could watch worms turn healthy food scraps into compost at the Groundwork Somerville table and cook pretend food at the play kitchen provided by Cambridge Somerville Early Intervention.<br />
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The Somerville Farm to School Project conducted a parent survey (check back in for those results) and while Caitlin Kelly, PEP Grant Director, acted out healthy living activities in Somerville using the <em>Finding your way to healthy living</em> map!<br />
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Check out the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVGpXQNLFg5M0Q0RDd5clduTjg/view" target="_blank">Somerville FNS November newsletter</a> for tips on encouraging adventurous eating in your own home. For a great list of books for kids of all ages, check out <a href="http://www.islandgrownschools.org/media/documents/IGS-K-12-Book-Lists.pdf?p=wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IGS-K-12-Book-Lists.pdf" target="_blank">this book list</a> from Island Grown Schools.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-18964299253536732382015-11-18T11:42:00.000-05:002015-11-18T11:42:16.147-05:00Argenziano After-School Art Club Creates Mosaics for School Garden
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color and composition. More than a dozen middle school students started on
several projects on Monday afternoons; creating art both for themselves and
making projects to beautify the school. Their first assignment: Georgia
O’Keefe-style painting on large canvases for the first floor hallway. The
bright, lush flower canvasses are still works in progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be set in cement and used as stepping stones in the school’s kitchen
garden. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bhargava, a mosaic artist from Somerville, donated her time and bags and boxes
of materials; tiles from large to small to the art club for the project. On a
recent afternoon, Ms. Bhargava spent an afternoon at Art Club teaching Ms.
Taremi and the students how to assemble the mosaics. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">First the students painted large pictures of flowers.
They covered these with plastic wrap to protect them; then layered mesh on the
paintings to which they glued colorful tiles.</span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“Beautiful!” says Ms.
Taremi of the work.</span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Ms. Taremi demonstrates tile placement
and gluing to the Art Club students.</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Sixth graders Graciela and
Jaime work on their mosaics, choosing just the right colors and gluing the
tiles in place. The mosaics will be set in cement and grouted before being
placed in the garden to be used as stepping stones for Argenziano’s future
gardeners in the school’s kitchen garden.</span></div>
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We kicked off our celebration with our annual Corn Shucking event. Three thousand ears of corn were shucked during an intense 30 minute time frame.<br />
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Corn was sourced through our produce vendor, <a href="http://russos.com/" target="_blank">Russo's</a> and grown at <a href="http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farm.php?farm=1633" target="_blank">Taveres Farm</a> in South Dartmouth, MA. With hands and husks flying, students, staff, community partners and parents all helped to get the job done quickly.<br />
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At the Capuano Early Childhood Center, our youngest students took their jobs very seriously. Some peeling on piece at a time.<br />
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Over at the Brown School, the chilly weather didn't deter the volunteers and students from shucking outside.<br />
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Even our leaders, Superintendent Mary Skipper and Assistant Superintendent Vince McKay lent a hand at the East Somerville Community School.<br />
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At each school, the kitchen staff wash, steam and serve the corn to students who purchase a lunch.<br />
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Our fall gardening season is off and running! The Brown School had a fantastic harvest party during the first week back. Eighty students participated in the event (two 3rd grade classes, one 4th grade class, and one 5th grade class). </div>
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The students picked carrots, cucumbers, arugula, basil, and tomatoes and got to taste them straight from the garden (after some washing of course). They loved it and had lots of greats answers when we talked about seeds, the plant lifecycle, and what vegetables need to grow. </div>
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<em>Content provided by Shawn Szturma, Brown School Garden Steward and Parent.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-53171564229628261422015-08-24T09:57:00.000-04:002015-08-24T11:34:52.131-04:00Get real (food)!One of my favorite things about summer and fall is the food! Not just eating the food but visiting local places where food is grown and sold. My family and I spend countless hours shopping at farmers' markets, listening to music on farms, picking our own fruits and vegetables and meeting up with friends at food events and festivals. <br />
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If you're wondering how to improve your family's connection to real food and the people who grow and produce it, here are a few tips.<br />
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<strong>Visit a farm!</strong><br />
See goats, chickens, sheep, cows and pigs! Learn about the fruits and vegetables that grow in and around Somerville! Chat with a farmer! Listen to live music! Pick your own food directly from the farm! For lists of farms and farmers' markets visit the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/" target="_blank">MDAR </a>(Massachusetts Department of Agriculture) and <a href="https://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/" target="_blank">Mass Farmers' Markets</a> websites. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding goats while listening to music at "Lettuce turnip the beet" <a href="https://www.wlfarm.org/" target="_blank">Wright-Locke Farm</a>,Winchester.</td></tr>
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There is no better way to create a connection to food then to visit a farm. Where else can you see "green lanterns" growing, chickens frolicking, and goats grazing?<br />
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Where can you buy those "green lanterns" also known as tomatillos? Why at a farm stand or farmers' market of course!<br />
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Take your family on a farmers' market scavenger hunt. Invite you family to eat a rainbow as you peruse the mounds of red tomatoes, purple carrots, golden beets, and yellow peppers.<br />
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In Somerville we are fortunate to have four markets during the summer and fall and one during the winter. For specific details about each market follow the links below.<br />
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<a href="http://www.assembly.market/" target="_blank">Assembly Square:</a> Sunday, 10:30am - 2:30pm<br />
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<a href="http://www.unionsq.market/" target="_blank">Union Square:</a> Saturday, 9:00am - 1:00pm<br />
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<a href="http://www.somwintermarket.org/" target="_blank">Winter Market</a>: Saturday, 9:30am-2:00pm<br />
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If you want to celebrate the local bounty visit a food festival in and around Somerville! <br />
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Each week in Powderhouse square, local food trucks gather for <a href="http://www.foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com/#!bostonstreat/ckq9" target="_blank">Somerville StrEATS</a> on Tuesdays at 5pm. <br />
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Interested in connecting with more local food vendors? Visit the <a href="http://bostonlocalfoodfestival.com/" target="_blank">2015 Boston Local Food Festival</a> on September 20, 11am-5pm on The Greenway in Boston. My family and I will be there!<br />
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<em>Content provided by Karyn Novakowski, PEP Nutrition Education Coordinator and Somerville Farm to School Project Director.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-5657258723762688762015-08-12T09:00:00.000-04:002015-08-12T09:00:02.109-04:00They have learned so much!"They have learned so much!" That's what one of the Transition to Kindergarten teachers said to me as I left her classroom for the last time. I had been visiting 6 different classrooms once a week for the past four weeks to teach the students about the plant parts we eat and what plants need to grow.<br />
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Another teacher quipped, "I didn't know which plant parts I was eating until I went to college. It's great that they are learning about it now." <br />
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That was our goal: to get students thinking about where food comes from and to get teachers thinking about how to incorporate food literacy into their lessons.<br />
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Our first day started with Sunbutter and seed collections. Chef Guy Koppe from <a href="http://www.projectbread.org/" target="_blank">Project Bread</a> led the kids in preparing Sunbutter, using <a href="http://www.prettyprudent.com/2011/08/entertaining-food/how-to-make-sunbutter-the-best-sunflower-butter-recipe-2/" target="_blank">this</a> recipe. The students watch toasted sunflower seeds transform into creamy Sunbutter right before their eyes. <br />
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After reading Seeds, seeds, seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace students carefully examined different seeds and glued them to paper plates to start their collections. They were encouraged to look for seeds while eating their snacks and meals and add what they found to their collections.<br />
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Chef Guy continued his cooking demonstrations and taste tests with a Moroccan Carrot Salad and Freezer Bag Ice Cream with Peaches. During the final week, I made chickpea hummus served with cucumbers. </div>
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The students bravely tried these new foods. And to their surprise - they liked them!</div>
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To continue the food literacy lessons, students grew bean babies in tiny plastic bag necklaces. We challenged the students to think about whether the beans would grow with no soil, little air, little water and no light, as the necklaces stayed hidden under their shirts for the next week.</div>
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And grow they did! Forming tiny embryonic roots, stems and leaves. <br />
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We labeled a plant drawing with the parts we eat! Carrots are roots! Asparagus is a stem! Cabbage is a leaf! Broccoli is a flower! Zucchini is a fruit! Corn is a seed!</div>
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The students also made Fabulous Five bead bracelets - each bead represents what a plant needs to grow: sun, water, air, space and soil!</div>
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On our final day we talked about healthy living and eating a rainbow! Students were gifted the <a href="http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=20338" target="_blank">PEP placemat</a> so they can find their way to healthy living right here in Somerville!</div>
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Naturally tart berries are a perfect pairing for sweeter meats such as pork and turkey. Coupled with fruit such as mangoes and bananas they make a delicious smoothie. After a recent visit to <a href="http://www.capecodselect.com/" target="_blank">Cape Cod Select</a> cranberry bog as part of my <a href="http://bostonlocalfoodfestival.com/2015/08/from-flower-to-package-to-your-home/" target="_blank">Boston Local Food Festival</a> guest blogger stint, I challenged myself to develop a few savory recipes using cranberries. <br />
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For the first recipe I paired cranberries with thyme to create a topping for focaccia tiles.<br />
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Using <a href="http://www.nutmegnanny.com/2014/12/29/cranberry-rosemary-focaccia/" target="_blank">this recipe</a> for focaccia because it had the shortest rise time, I prepared my dough.<br />
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Focaccia is a bit like pizza without the sauce - pick a few toppings and go for it! Separating my dough into sections (using <a href="http://www.tastespotting.com/detail/150075/No-Knead-Focaccia-Tiles" target="_blank">these</a> and <a href="http://eatdrinkpretty.com/2011/01/no-knead-focaccia-tiles.html" target="_blank">these</a> focaccia tiles as inspiration), I garnished my sections with caramelized onions, mozzarella and dill Havarti cheese, cranberries with thyme, and tomatoes with basil. <br />
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After baking for 25 minutes, everything caramelized a bit on the top and the edges became golden brown.<br />
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Cut into squares or strips and enjoy!<br />
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For the second recipe, you can use fresh, frozen or dried cranberries to create an Edamame chickpea cranberry salad. I tested this recipe before visiting Cape Cod Select so I only had dried berries on hand. I can't wait to make this using fresh or frozen cranberries!<br />
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<strong>Edamame chickpea cranberry salad</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and
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1/2 medium onion<br />
1/2 cup cranberries (dried or fresh halved or frozen thawed and halved)<br />
2 garlic cloves, minced<br />
1/4 cup grated carrot<br />
1/2 tsp cumin<br />
1/4 cup olive oil<br />
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar<br />
Salt and pepper<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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For more about local cranberries from Cape Cod Select visit the <a href="http://bostonlocalfoodfestival.com/connect/news-from-the-festival/" target="_blank">Boston Local Food Festival blog</a>! For recipes from the cranberry experts, check out the Cape Cod Select <a href="http://www.capecodselect.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/capecodselect" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>!<br />
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<em>Content for this post was provided by Karyn Novakowski, Farm to School Project Director and PEP Nutrition Education Coordinator.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-81255223434899411112015-07-06T11:56:00.003-04:002015-07-10T11:08:12.463-04:00Your Easiest Recipe to Summer Success<span style="font-family: inherit;">School's out, but that doesn't mean an end to the fun lunches you enjoyed at school. Healthy, delicious and FREE meals will be served throughout the summer at various Somerville locations--a great way to reunite with your friends and share a meal together. Both breakfast and lunch will be available to everyone ages 18 years and younger. </span><br />
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That's the question we posed to students at the Winter Hill Community Innovation School this past Wednesday. <br />
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Technically, we were wondering if they liked Baked Sole with a side of Sweet Potato Fries. It turns out that many of the students LOVED the fish and chips! Over fifty percent of the students tried it. As they tried it, we gave them stickers to reward their bravery of trying a new food!<br />
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They were also asked if they liked the fish and would eat it again. Eighty-one percent of the students surveyed would eat the fish again!<br />
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They also enjoyed sweet potatoes (not local), apples (sourced regionally from New York) and strawberries (sourced locally from Natick, MA). <br />
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This special lunch was a Local Harvest Day pilot at the Winter Hill Community Innovation School. It marks the first time that Sea to School was a focus of school lunch here in Somerville. We hope to expand this program into other schools beginning in SY2015-2016.<br />
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<em>What is Sea to School?</em><br />
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The Sea to School movement focuses on supplying school cafeterias with locally and regionally sourced fish and seafood.<br />
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Through our vendor, North Coast Seafoods located in Boston, we sourced wild caught Sole, certified sustainable by the <a href="https://www.msc.org/" target="_blank">Marine Stewardship Council</a>. <br />
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<em>Content provided by Karyn Novakowski, PEP Nutrition Education Coordinator/Somerville Farm to School Project Director.</em><br />
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Thank you to the entire staff at Flatbread Pizza and those individuals and businesses who generously donated to our raffle!<br />
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Boston Red Sox Tickets via John Welch<br />
<a href="http://www.cambridgenaturals.com/" target="_blank">Cambridge Naturals</a> Gift Basket<br />
<a href="http://www.midsummernightsgreenfarm.com/blog" target="_blank">Midsummer Night's Green Farm</a> Gift Box<br />
<a href="http://flatbreadcompany.com/" target="_blank">Flatbread Pizza </a>hat and t-shirts<br />
Gift Certificates from <a href="http://www.sarmarestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Sarma Restaurant</a>, <a href="http://o2yoga.com/" target="_blank">O2 Yoga</a>, <a href="http://3littlefigs.com/" target="_blank">3 Little Figs</a>, <a href="http://bloc11.com/" target="_blank">Bloc 11</a>/<a href="http://www.diesel-cafe.com/" target="_blank">Diesel</a>/<a href="http://www.forgebakingco.com/" target="_blank">Forge</a>, <a href="http://www.davesfreshpasta.com/" target="_blank">Dave's Fresh Pasta</a>, <a href="http://flatbreadcompany.com/" target="_blank">Flatbread Pizza</a>, <a href="http://www.labrasasomerville.com/" target="_blank">La Brasa</a>, <a href="http://www.magpie-store.com/" target="_blank">Magpie Gifts</a>, <a href="http://mahoneysgarden.com/" target="_blank">Mahoney's Garden Center</a>, and <a href="http://www.portersquarebooks.com/" target="_blank">Porter Square Books</a>. <br />
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<em>Content provided by Karyn Novakowski, PEP Nutrition Education Coordinator, Somerville Farm to School Project Director.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418263888527122208.post-39678433196114816662015-06-12T16:40:00.001-04:002015-06-12T16:40:53.317-04:00Farm to School RoundupOn this very hot day, cool off by reading and listening to Farm to School inspiration!<br />
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How does a school district source 50% local food? Listen to <a href="http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/episodes/8125-Inside-School-Food-Episode-39-Locavore-Mayor-Takes-on-Lunch" target="_blank">this episode</a> of Inside School Food to learn how they are doing it in Portland, Maine.<br />
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It's Farmers' Market season! Why not encourage your kids to try something new with a <a href="http://www.kmaland.com/ag/iowa-students-encouraged-to-participate-in-farmers-market-scavenger-hunt/article_94742cb8-0df0-11e5-b1d5-cbf86cd001b9.html" target="_blank">farmers' market scavenger hunt</a>. <br />
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Have you ever heard about Farm to Ballet? Read about it <a href="http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/farm-to-ballet-project-celebrates-vermont-agriculture/Content?oid=2656036" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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