farm to school Archives - Ecotrust

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Fresh connections, new opportunities

More than 100 producers, food businesses, advocates, and buyers came together to discuss diversity and dig into the delicious details at the

Aaron Vargas
December 11, 2019 19 December 2019

A woman wearing a white blouse with floral embroidery holds two plates of tamales, smiling toward the camera

Oregon schools get a taste for local tamales

New connections bring Tortillería y Tienda De León’s legacy of traditional Mexican food to school lunch trays throughout Oregon.

Megan Foucht
October 10, 2019 30 October 2019

School children gather at tables in a cafeteria

Umi noodles go to lunch

Lola Milholland of Umi Organics shares the story of how she made her organic yakisoba noodles school lunchroom-ready.

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May 8, 2019 27 June 2019

The urgency of voting for the long haul

As Election Day 2018 approaches, our executive director urges voting on behalf of the generations to come.

Jeremy Barnicle
November 2, 2018 02 November 2018

Woman in black and teal dress speaks at podium

Q&A with Amanda Oborne, Vice President of Food and Farms

A Q&A with Amanda Oborne, Vice President of Food and Farms at Ecotrust.

Carolyn Holland
January 25, 2017 25 January 2017

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Ecotrust’s 2016 progress report

We are proud to share some of the ways that we are having impact with our partners in 2016.

Jeremy Barnicle
October 21, 2016 21 October 2016

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What’s new in Food and Farms

FoodCorps moves into the Redd, we tell everyone that Farm to School Counts, and Stanford Social Innovation Review talks about our work.

Jeremy Barnicle
June 16, 2016 17 June 2016

Kids line up in front of a salad bar cart including black beans, carrots, and snow peas at Parrish Middle School in Salem, Oregon.

A better future for kids through healthy, local lunches now

Fixing school lunch can help fix our broken food system. When schools purchase more local food, kids are healthier now and in the future.

Carolyn Holland
November 12, 2015 19 November 2015

Chelsea Clinton stands at the podium and addresses an audience of 100 people in the Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center

Chelsea Clinton encourages kids to consider the future of food

Chelsea Clinton visits Ecotrust to talk food and inspire kids to take action in a changing world.

Megan Foucht
November 10, 2015 10 November 2015

Middle school student dishes up fresh fruits and veggies from a cafeteria salad bar

Quite a month for farm to school

In the final days of Farm to School Month, the USDA released impressive early results from a nationwide census on farm to school activities.

Katy Pelissier
October 30, 2015 30 October 2015