Farm To School: A Conversation with Marion Kalb-part 2

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Marion Kalb continues the conversation around the Farm To School program, acknowledging that added costs for fresh foods are a challenge, but also explaining practical ways to overcome some of those obstacles. Pointing out, in some cases, the cost of fresh, locally supplied foods are less expensive than their out of state counterparts.

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[ActsOfFreedom]

Large apples, peaches, or bananas can be sliced and put in (or dipped in) water to which a small bit of Vitamin C crystals have been added to prevent browning without altering the flavor of the fruit.

[Mbeebeelove]

That's messed up ....giving the farmers more work (hope they are getting paid for that). Americans are just lazy and cheap. More health problems, more money for doctors, higher insurance rates, expensive medicine....sucks. lol When...and if I have kids...I'll be making their lunches.

-American

[jbryant13]

She made a great point that seemed lost on the interviewer - that is "funding". People have GOT to get out of this mindset that the government is the source of all funding. It is a dependency that MUST change if the local food movement is ever going to get wings. This is not the Soviet Union with the Politburo doing the central planning. The Obama Admin is doing everything in it's power to grow this dependency - schools MUST push back.

[CMLovejoy]

The core problem is Schools don't want to spend the extra money for food prep of produce.

They want cheap prepared food, they don't care if kids get fat.