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New England RegionFARM TO SCHOOL MEETINGwas on May 9th in Sturbridge, MA Hope you did not miss it! Questions or information contact Dana Hudson 802-895-0381
MAINE HARVEST DAY "MAINE"WHEN: SEPTEMBER 17TH 2008 WHERE: AT YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT After receiving several comments and suggestions the “Maine Harvest Day – Maine” will September 17th,2008. The name Maine Harvest Day will continue to be the name used by the State Agency. However if your district participates the suggestion is use the same name and your district name. “Maine Harvest Day –“district Name” This does not have to be a crazy food preparation day. Start small and work though it. Maybe over one week you offer something daily and call it Maine Harvest Week. The day has more then the purpose of serving Maine foods that day. Other purposes are: Make students aware of Maine products on an on going bias Support your community/ local producers. REMEMBER
Many resources at the bottom of this page! FARM to SCHOOL Sept 2007This page contains lots of information and several starting points to start the project and or create side projects. Read down though the whole page for contact information and ideas. Come back in October to see and read about all the great projects. Got more ideas let me know Walter Beesley. WHAT DID THE MEDAI SAY ABOT YOUR PROGRAMPortland Press Herald article was much the same as Kennebec Journal LOOK AT THIS
If I didn't feel like Jed Clampett last night with 2 trucks full of produce, corn husks hanging all over the place, making deliveries to schools. I definitely have to figure out a better delivery system!! We are using local crab in a Stuff Portobello Mushroom Mark In Sanford and Acton, we served Sloppy Joes made with ground beef, locally raised, ground yesterday. The product was wonderful. Holly …I'm happy to report that all 11 schools in my district are participating. I hope that next year, we will get more support from staff and administrators. I did have one teacher remark that this fit right into what she had been teaching her second graders!... Martha We use Maine Shellfish/ Ellsworth. Ray I am having fish chowder with fresh Maine Haddock.....Picked up at Gilmore’s Fish Market at 7:00 this morning..... We are doing the farm day at Telstar high and middle schools and the elementary schools also here in Bethel JoAnn Harvest Day started for me at school at 5:15.....I think it is a bonding day with the farmers.....Fresh Maine Fish Chowder......Looking forward to a fun day....Hope it goes well for all of us.... …We have partnered with Beth's Farm in Warren and we will be having native apples today with lunch in honor or Maine Harvest Lunch Day. …Woody The elementary schools are really into it! Debbie …Karen Baldacci will be visiting Foxcroft Academy on Wed. to recognize Maine Harvest Day. She will be speaking during assembly as well as meeting with some of our student leaders. All my schools will be having the Maine Harvest Meal on 9/26th. I believe the Elementary Schools are having a poster contest. Debbie …K-2 schools are tying the meal in to their curriculum. Judy l At East End Kid’s Kate ring we are doing a number of Maine farm products –Maine(Baked) Potatoes, Maine Blueberry Bread, Maine Mac Apples, and our usually Maine milk- (Oakhurst) for all the 2 schools we served. We are also doing this with the 220 children in the 9 Head Start programs we serve meal at. I will be working with Amanda Beal to get materials that we can provide to staff and parents. This is a great idea and I hope most schools are participating. Lynn The elementary schools are serving assorted apples and apple cider from Sweetser apple orchard in Cumberland. We also will be serving and apple bar dessert from the Gluten Free Cottage Bakery also in Cumberland. Jon We are offering: "Farm to school day" Featuring Maine Foods..... Breakfast: We are buying fresh corn on the cob for all of our schools for that day--IF there is no hard frost before (a suggestion from one farmer was a little earlier in the month so not so much risk of frost??) From Anderson Farms in Dayton for SAD #57 and From Riverside Farms in No. Berwick for SAD #60. The principals will have classrooms husk corn in the morning and we will steam and serve it for lunch. We also buy native blueberries and fresh apples all year long from Giles Apple Farm in Alfred for both districts. Amazing things are happening in Union #74.....just watched volunteer parents shuck enough corn for our school...it was fantastic!! Provided by Spear Farms!!! Maureen MSAD #68 is having a Maine Baked Potato, with Cabot Cheddar Cheese sauce, fresh steamed broccoli spears, B& M baked beans as a side dish upon request, and Maine Blueberry Cake with fresh whipped topping for dessert - …teachers are tying it into their lessons that day. Ellen … today our lunch included Maine blueberries, locally grown carrots for sticks and baked potato. The potatoes were generously donated by a farmer from up in the "County" Evelyn Lunch went just fine. Maine Harvest DaySeptember 26 2007was Maine Harvest Day Lunch when all Maine Schools were encouraged to serve a MAINE meal to the students. Some districts will be doing a Maine lunch at a later date because of scheduling conflicts. Here is a link to a sample Harvest Day Lunch outline from F.A.R.M.S. Menu SuggestionsHere is a sample of menu ideas for Harvest day submitted by Cheryl Wixson. MAINE HARVEST LUNCH
AUTUMN HARVEST CORN & CHEVRE PUDDING MAPLE ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES ITALIAN-INSPIRED PASTA with MAINE WHITE BEANS & VEGGIES CHICKEN POT PIE WITH MAINE MASHED POTATOES TURKEY OR BEEF BARBEQUE BURGERS CARROT – GINGER SOUP * * * * * AROOSTOOK WHEAT BERRY FRUIT SALAD HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALSA CARROT RAISIN SLAW * * * PUMPKIN SNACK CAKES WILD BLUEBERRY COBBLER MAINE APPLE – GINGERBREAD
What Can I do?This day can have several parts. It can be as simple or as large as the district desires. Many districts have included teachers, administrators, health coordinators, nurses and local producers. This should be a school event. A list of some items: classroom activities Ag in the classroom students helping to prepare menu items parent community volunteers included in activities tractors on display local farmers acknowledged, honored field trips prior to day student taste testing to develop the menu prior to the event introduce new items for students to taste on the day of event. garden displays table tents with facts about Maine products/Farmers Maine Salad Bar What kind of Items Can I Use for Maine Harvest Lunch DayDo not forget land and sea. Here is a partial list of items submitted to us.
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