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FLOSN Farmers in Conscious Kitchens
Read more: FLOSN Farmers in Conscious KitchensRows of organic lettuce and potatoes stretched as far as the eye could see at Pinnacle Farms, our classroom for the day. Our Conscious Kitchen…
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An Organic Farmer Changing Food in Schools
Read more: An Organic Farmer Changing Food in SchoolsAs Conscious Kitchen continues to honor, highlight and interview farmers, we chatted with Javier Zamora and learned about his incredible journey to owning a successful organic farm.…
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Supplier Spotlight: Earl’s Organic Produce
Read more: Supplier Spotlight: Earl’s Organic ProduceMeet Earl Herrick of Earl’s Organic Produce We spoke to Earl Herrick, owner of Earl’s Organic Produce, about his experience in the organic industry for over…
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Make Your Coffee More Sustainable
Read more: Make Your Coffee More SustainableCoffee is an essential part of many people’s daily routines, but it doesn’t always have the most positive environmental impact. 9.5 billion kg of coffee is…
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Play with your Food
Read more: Play with your FoodHow Produce Pals were born A few years ago on a Sunday afternoon our Executive Director, Judi Shils, returned from her local farmer’s market with…
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Conventional or Organic: Which Sandwich Would You Choose?
Read more: Conventional or Organic: Which Sandwich Would You Choose?Sandwiches are popular for good reason! Delicious ingredients from bread and cheese to meat and vegetables add variety. Sandwiches are certainly one of our students’…
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Ambassador Pilot Program Teaches Students About Food
Read more: Ambassador Pilot Program Teaches Students About FoodFood is such an important part of each of our lives: it not only gives us energy and sustains us, but also holds larger cultural…
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From Learning to Giving: How Gardens are Effecting Change Across the Atlanta and Bay Area Communities
Read more: From Learning to Giving: How Gardens are Effecting Change Across the Atlanta and Bay Area CommunitiesGardens are beautiful in every sense of the word. A home for flora and fauna, birds, insects and animals. A natural respite to ground yourself.…
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Recipe Spotlight: Strawberry Jam with Homemade Bread
Read more: Recipe Spotlight: Strawberry Jam with Homemade BreadWhen the season provides a plentiful bounty of beautiful strawberries, make jam! The recipe for this sweet fruit spread and Organic Soft French Loaf were shared for…
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Recipe Spotlight: Pasta Primavera
Read more: Recipe Spotlight: Pasta PrimaveraPasta Primavera is the perfect springtime dish: it’s comforting and loaded with fresh, local, seasonal veggies. Turning Green alum and professional chef, Ashley Ugarte, recently created…
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Claire Herminjard of Mindful Meats
Read more: Claire Herminjard of Mindful MeatsClaire Herminjard is the founder of Mindful Meats, a local organic beef company located in Marin County, California. “I wanted to create a meat company…
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Food Literacy
Read more: Food LiteracyWe are not “only” distributing fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, proteins and other ingredients in the food boxes to children and families in WCCUSD each week.…
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Barbara Jellison of West Contra Costa Unified School District: Shifting Food Systems
Read more: Barbara Jellison of West Contra Costa Unified School District: Shifting Food SystemsFor the past year, Barbara Jellison, the Food Service Director of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD), has been creatively coordinating food boxes…
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Recipe Spotlight: Quinoa Mac and Cheese
Read more: Recipe Spotlight: Quinoa Mac and CheeseEight years ago, when a group of students from the Bay Area and an esteemed Executive Chef, Justin Everett from Cavallo Point Lodge got together, their task…
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100% Organic!
Read more: 100% Organic!Have you heard? We’ve been hard at work on all things organic — shifting institutional purchasing to ensure the health of our children, families, communities, school districts,…
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Adriana Silva of Tomatero Farm
Read more: Adriana Silva of Tomatero FarmWritten by Sierra Barsten California’s central coast represents one of the most beautiful and agriculturally rich regions in the country. Watsonville is no exception, and…