Nancy S.Grasmick, State
Superintendent of Schools
Maryland’s Nutrition Events
“See What’s Happening in Child Nutrition”
Nutrition décor in the cafeteria at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore City. |
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“Homegrown School Lunch Week – Farm to School Programs” |
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Maryland celebrated its 2nd Homegrown School Lunch Week this year. This exciting week is part of the Farm to School Program which works to bring more locally grown, raised, and produced products into school cafeterias. Farm to School also connects students to where their food comes from and teaches them about nutrition and agriculture. All 24 Local Educational Agencies in Maryland participated in this year’s Homegrown School Lunch Week. Click on the smaller photo below for a larger photo. |
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Food and Nutrition Service in Dorchester county celebrates the week. |
Dorchester county locally grown produce display. |
Students in Dorchester county enjoy locally grown fruit. |
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Homegrown School Lunch Week Kick-Off Event! Hebron-Harman Elementary in Anne Arundel County |
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Farmer Boyer makes the grand entrance on a tractor carrying students, the Principal of Hebron-Harman Elementary School, Buddy Hance, the Secretary of the MD Department of Agriculture, and Dr. Kevin Maxwell, the Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. |
Ms. Julie Paradis, Administrator of Food and Nutrition Services for USDA, Mrs. Christie Vilsack, wife of USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Buddy Hance, Secretary of the MD Department of Agriculture and first graders at Hebron-Harman Elementary. |
Local Lunch Line. The cafeteria staff, under the direction of Food and Nutrition Director Jodi Risse, at Hebron–Harman Elementary created a delicious school lunch complete with locally grown watermelon, butternut squash, apples, cucumbers, cantaloupe, green bean salad, and golden cherry tomatoes! |
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Local farmers like Margaret Frothingham from Arnold Farms (pictured above) took time out of their days to teach students about the farming industry. |
Principal Rebecca Blasingame-White, USDA guests, and Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Schools, Dr. Kevin Maxwell pose with the MD Agriculture Education Foundation’s learning van. |
Boyers Farm stand in Severn, Maryland. Farmer Boyer provided some of the food for the local lunch and donated event décor including: fresh produce and flowers for the kick-off event. |
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| Press conference audience of Hebron-Harman Elementary School first graders wearing fruit and vegetable hats! | Mrs. Christie Vilsack speaking to students about the importance of our farmers and incorporating fruits and vegetables into their diets. |
Local apples from Lohr’s Orchard in Dickerson, Maryland. | |
Baltimore City Farm to School visit |
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Sam Kass, White House Chef, Mrs. Karen Duncan, wife of the U.S. Secretary of Education, and Matt Yale, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Education, visited students at Baltimore City’s Food and Nutrition Service’s Great Kids Farm and Hampstead Hill Academy. |
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Great Kids Farm at Bragg Nature Center is an organic working farm owned by Baltimore City Public Schools. It is a teaching farm where students come to learn about how food is grown. Students from Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School harvest lettuce. |
A farm goat, brought in to clear the land, dines in some beautiful flowers. |
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Chef Sam Kass, Principal Matt Hornbeck, and Mrs. Karen Duncan talk with students in the Hampstead Hill Academy garden. |
Students can also visit chickens at the Great Kids Farm. |
Students and guests enjoyed a homegrown lunch at Hampstead Hill Academy including local apples, eggplant dip made by the Food For Life class, micro greens salad with beets, and nectarines. Adults from L to R: Food and Nutrition Service Director Tony Geraci and White House Chef Sam Kass seated. Principal Matt Hornbeck, Food for Life instructor, and Mrs. Karen Duncan standing. |
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