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 Last Thursday afternoon, Principal Charles Barrett and three staff members traveled to the statehouse to share the successes of the BES Farm to School Grant with the governor,
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 The goals of Bradford Elementary School's Farm-to-School grant were to increase students' exposure to local foods and educate our school community about the healthful benefits of eating locally. We have been very successful meeting both of these goals. Results of our post survey saw a 40% increase in the number of students who answered "Yes" when asked if they knew where their meals came from. The percentage of students who had visited a local farm increased from 13 percent to 67 percent and we documented 227 student sessions with our kitchen staff to prepare local food. The numbers demonstrate that not only were our students exposed to local foods but they had an opportunity to develop their skills in the preparation of these foods.
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Thank you to everyone who filled out a Farm to School survey. The information was very interesting. Overall, opinions about our school lunches are overwhelmingly positive with 93 percent of students and 98 percent of parents satisfied with the program. Click here for the students results. Below are some of the parental comments about the program. Click here for parent results.
Comments from Parent Farm To School Survey
*Food was great and the kids love it.
*Fun, fantastic healthy choices. I'm happy to work to increase the local food in our food service program.
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