The Innovation Hub is a collaboration led by the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) along with State Leads in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Innovation Hub welcomed Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) as a partner because they are...
The Madison School’s Growing Minds project, which is funded through USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, is planting seeds of lasting change that will increase the capacity of farmers to supply fresh, high-quality local food to schools in southeast Indiana....
On a sunny day in September, high school seniors dug into the soil to harvest over 140 pounds of potatoes at the Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm in Ishpeming, Michigan. After being cleaned, peeled, chopped, parcooked, vacuum sealed and frozen at Northwoods Test...
In 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated school meal requirements to reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Many schools initially struggled with these new meal requirements but found ways to adjust. However, legislative...
Students in seven counties will have access to nutritious, farm-fresh food throughout the school year thanks to an innovative pilot project launched by the Greater Wabash Food Council earlier this year. The pilot program will use a blast chiller to freeze locally...
What if we could transform school lunches, making them both appealing and nutritious for students? The Wisconsin School Food Transformation Advisory Committee, a passionate group of 13 leaders, is doing precisely that by connecting local farmers, nonprofit...
