Episode XLVII: Local Food for Local Schools

Are you or someone you know in the middle of back to school madness? Classes are in full swing, sports tournaments are starting, and time is absolutely flying. When thinking about the return to school, it’s easy to focus on the notebooks, pencils, and calculators of it all. However, the food that schoolchildren eat during the day is one of the things that will impact their learning the most. No one understands this better than Stacey Purslow, Program Coordinator at NH Farm to School. NH Farm to School has been connecting local farms with school districts through education, advocacy, and procurement since 2003. What started as getting local apples for our schools has since evolved and expanded; its advancement best shown through the landmark passing of the Local Food for Local Schools Reimbursement Pilot Program. On this episode of That’s Rad, host Anastasia sits down with Stacey to discuss not only local food’s role in our schools, but also government’s role in local food’s role in our school. Confused yet? That’s why you have to listen to the whole episode. We’re breaking it down as easy as ABC.