Maria Hall is the food service director at the Walpole School District. We caught up with her to talk about how she incorporates Harvest of the Month in their food program. Procurement The Walpole School District mainly source their local food from  Tangerini’s Farm and Hornstra Farm, as well as Costa Fruit & Produce.They […]

We spoke with Amanda Muniz, Food Service Director at the Chelsea Public Schools, a district with 6300 students and 7 dining areas, about how she’s putting local food on the menu in her cafeterias and promoting her excellent work around the district.  Procurement Chelsea Public Schools’ Food Service Director, Amanda Muniz uses a Farmlogix program to get […]

Lessons from the Gill-Montague Regional School District Mistelle Hannah is the Food Service Director of the Gill-Montague School District. Since she became the food service director, she has re-implemented and is developing the Harvest of the Month Program. We interviewed her earlier this year to speak about her experiences.   Procurement The Gill-Montague School District […]

Lessons from the Salem Public School District Salem Public Schools have participated in our Harvest of the Month program since its inception five years ago. This summer, we interviewed Deborah Jeffers and Patrice Toomey–the district’s Food Service Director and Program Manager, respectively– on their high school’s innovative dining services and how they incorporate Harvest of […]

The New England Dairy and Food Council sponsored a Harvest of the Month: Dairy contest, inviting Harvest of the Month participants to send along images and a description of how they celebrated Dairy month at their schools for a chance to win a field trip to a dairy farm. The participating schools celebrated Dairy in […]

Starting a Local Foods Program with Harvest of the Month: Lessons from the Webster Public School District Food Service Director Ellen Nylen was not only new to the Webster School District, but also new to Massachusetts, and chose to participate in the Harvest of the Month program as a way to demonstrate her interest in […]

Bristol County Agricultural High School has a thriving farm stand, school garden, and farmers’ market born from a desire to engage with the community by recognizing the renewed interest in local produce and by involving students in production agriculture.

Kristina Webber, Food Service Director at Lowell Public Schools, has taken well thought out steps to increase and improve upon Lowell’s participation in the Harvest of the Month program. Procurement Lowell Public Schools has sourced from many farms in the Massachusetts area, including Manheim Farms in Whatley, Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, Souza Farm in Rehoboth, and more! As they are a […]

We had a great discussion with Greta Schwachman (FoodCorps member with ChicopeeFRESH), Rachel Harb (Chicopee Public Schools Farm to School Coordinator), Becky Barrett (Head Chef at Lambert-Lavoie Elementary School), and Joanne Lennon (Director of Food Service at Chicopee Public Schools), who all shared their experiences implementing Harvest of the Month with us. Procurement & Menu […]

The Food Service Director at Georgetown Public Schools, Heather Torrey, is an enthusiastic proponent of Massachusetts Farm to School’s Harvest of the Month program. We spoke with her recently and she was able to share some of her experiences with the program. Procurement Located in the Northeastern region of Massachusetts, the Georgetown Public Schools has […]