Get ready folks, Haldane now has a local salad bar!
Starting tomorrow and for the next three Fridays, Haldane's Salad Bar will be stocked with fresh, local greens from Glynwood Farm. I just picked up the first week of fresh lettuce, radishes and beet greens at Glynwood today. They will be served tomorrow at the salad bar.
Thanks to the generous donations made at Glynwood's annual Gala Fundraiser last fall, Haldane's cafeteria will be receiving over $5,000 worth of produce from now until the end of this year's growing season.
A big thank you goes out to Dave Llewellyn, Glynwood's CSA Manager. He is our local champion. From the very beginning, he has campaigned hard to support Haldane's and the Garrison School's farm to school programs.
Over the winter he and I picked out seeds to plant especially for Haldane's cafeteria and farm to school program. And now they have sprouted and are ready to eat!
For the next three weeks, Haldane will be getting lettuce, radishes, scallions and maybe some spinach and turnips as well.
Over the summer, we will be processing the summer vegetables and freezing them for the fall. Imagine Cindy's homemade marinara sauce with local Glynwood tomatoes!
Any parents who would like to volunteer for this, please email me at: Sandy@hvfs.org
Come fall, the kids will return to a cafeteria serving local salad greens, tomatoes and cucumbers in the Friday Salad Bar through October. And in the colder months they'll have: carrots, beets, kale, broccoli, onions, arugula, squash, and pumpkins.
Serving healthier meals in the cafeteria, improving student nutrition and providing agriculture, health and nutrition education in the classroom are at the core of Haldane's Farm to School initiative. With the generous support from our community, we are making a significant difference in our children’s future. We have all planted the seeds. Now we can work together and help them grow strong and healthy.
Don't forget:
Every Friday until the end of the school year is Local Salad Bar Day.
Make sure your kids buy on Fridays!
Cheers!
