Blog Post by: Naomi DePalm, SNAP Ambassador It is official: Autumn is here! What better way to welcome in the new season than making some delicious snacks filled with…
Category: 6 Kids & Local Food
SAMM Loves Farm to School!
Question: “Where does your food come from?” Answer: “The store!” At least, that’s the response most kids provide when asked where their food comes from. And their logic path is…
Happy Kids in the Kitchen: crEATe Pilot is an A+
“Such an enjoyable activity tonight with my 5th grader and 8th grader (shh, don’t tell…). I even heard, ‘we should do this once a week!’ Thank you!” –Parent of students…
Taking the Farmers’ Market Experience to Schools
Guest post by Maggie Morrison, Oyster River School District Sustainability Coordinator There is an adage that you learn the many ways to navigate being an adult in kindergarten. With a…
Apple Chips
Apples are finally at the farmers markets and I have been thinking of ways to incorporate them into my daily diet that are a little different than just having an…
5 Great Ways to Enjoy the Market as a Family
One of the great things about farmer’s markets is that the whole family can participate and have fun. With all the different stands containing colorful fruits and veggies, music, or…
Building SAMM: An International Journey!
They say that Rome wasn’t built in a day. That’s probably true- and neither was SAMM! The finished vehicle is the end result of a long process of design work…
Engaging Kids with Food!
I am asked this question a lot: “So, what are you going to do after you graduate?” And although I don’t have any one specific job locked down (yet!), I…
Kids’ Corner: An Ode to Eggs
An Ode to Eggs By Trey Ferdyn, Age 11 Hi! I’m Trey, and I have a favorite food. Some of you guys might have favorite foods like ice cream, or…
Turning the Kitchen Over to Kids
“What’s for dinner?” Writer Leslie Kaufman turned this around when she gave each of her kids the responsibility of cooking dinner once a week. Six months into this change in…
Lessons from the School Cafeteria
In honor of Food Day, Tracey Miller reflects on bringing healthy food to the school cafeteria in her post, “Is the school cafeteria a classroom?” Judy told me how she makes…
Packing Local Lunches 101
Just in time for National Farm to School month, the latest issue of Vermont’s Local Banquet describes how to cut down on costs, time and energy put into packing your…