All eight of our district cafeterias will proudly display a VFN plaque signifying that our schools "get local."
The Vermont Fresh Network's mission reads: Advancing relationships among farmers, chefs, and consumers to grow markets and eat more locally grown food.
VFN is a great resource for those who want to support local food. Check them out.
Burlington Free Press Highlights Burlington School District Food Program!
Standing last Friday in Burlington’s Champlain Elementary School kitchen where he has worked since April, chef Dustin Smith admitted that he has taken some grief for his job choice.
One of his former Culinary Institute of America roommates now works at the renowned Manhattan dining destination, Le Bernadin; another cooks in a high-end restaurant in New Jersey.
“When I told friends I was going to work in a school, they said, ‘So you’re going to be a lunch lady?’” Smith said with a rueful grin. “I told them, ‘No, I’m going to be a farm-to-school chef,’ but they still gave me a lot of ridicule.”
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What is the Burlington School Food Project?
We are school food service with a kick! As a project we are constantly evolving to meet our goal of putting healthy, wholesome and local foods into the hands and mouths of Burlington's school children.
We are trendsetters! In 2009 we were asked to be part of the USDA's Farm 2 School Team that would serve as a model for other emerging programs across the country.
We are a team of committed individuals who are always looking for ways to promote positive food choices within our schools and throughout or community.
We believe in the importance of being an active player in our local economy.
We believe that a healthy, functioning mind must be fueled by healthy, wholesome foods.
Standing last Friday in Burlington’s Champlain Elementary School kitchen where he has worked since April, chef Dustin Smith admitted that he has taken some grief for his job choice.
