Overcoming Barriers To Providing Local Produce in School Lunches in Vermont

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Overcoming Barriers To Providing Local Produce
in School Lunches in Vermont

by Erin Roche^a, Jane M. Kolodinsky^b

http://dx.doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2011.013.012, pp. 89–97

Abstract

Vermont is a leader in connecting its agricultural sector to its education system in order to provide schoolchildren with fresh, local produce. Adopting farm to school programs is not easier in Vermont; in fact, school administrators and food service directors cite the same barriers as can be found throughout the country. However, some communities in Vermont have worked hard to address these barriers and are succeeding in getting fresh local foods into their schools' meals. This article reviews common barriers and challenges to successful farm to school programs and describes some of the creative ways that schools in Vermont have addressed them.

Keywords: barrier, farm to school, local agriculture, National School Lunch Program, nutrition, school lunch

^a Corresponding author: Erin Roche, tel. +1 (802) 656-1936, fax: +1 (802) 656-1423, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

University of Vermont, Center for Rural Studies, 146 University Place, Burlington, Vermont, 05405 USA

^b University of Vermont, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, 146 University Place, Burlington, Vermont, 05405 USA

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