School Nutrition Association
The SNA has published information about the USDA extending school meal program waivers in on an easy-to-navigate landing page. Waivers regard allowing non-congregate feeding, meal pattern flexibility, area eligibility waivers, and allowances for parents to pick up meals for children.
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Author Mark Chalifoux
Some areas of the city of Minneapolis quickly became a food desert amidst an ongoing Covid-19 pandemic coupled with recent protests. With many grocery stores looted, damaged, or closed to deter rioters, many in the community were left without access to groceries. When Sanford Middle School hosted a food drive to help feed [Read More]
The SNA maintains a regularly updated list of resources regarding Covid-19. The list was updated on June 15, 2020, and includes updates from the USDA, CDC, DOE, and more.
Author Sable Riley
The goal of feeding more children over summer break became a reality for Dothan City’s nutrition program on Monday when they launched the school’s first food bus to assist in feeding children during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bus is retrofitted to temporarily store food and serve meals to eight different locations. The bus [Read More]
Author Diane Conners
School staff in west Michigan are petitioning lawmakers to restore and expand a program called 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms, because the program helps schools purchase locally grown produce, which would help schools accommodate for increased demand in meals for children due to the Covid 19 pandemic. A food [Read More]
In Episode 4 of The Mixup, Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews Kevin Frank, Chef and Assistant Director of Detroit Public Schools.
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New Resource from Team Nutrition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working with State Child Nutrition agencies to provide safe and flexible meal service to children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Under nationwide non-congregate feeding and meal times waivers, State agencies may allow Program operators to provide more than 1 day’s worth of meals [Read More]
In Episode 3 of The Mixup, Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews Jennifer Devivo, Executive Chef and Director of Up-Island Schools
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In Episode 2 of The Mixup, Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews Patrick Durgan, Excecutive Chef and Director of Food Services Bellingham Public Schools with the Good Food Project.
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Mix Up Podcast. Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews child nutrition chefs from around the country to take you inside their kitchens and see how they are inspiring child nutrition.
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