News Roundup

Inside look at how Foxborough Public Schools prepare “Real School Lunch.”
  • Look through photos of the new vegetable garden at Dutile Elementary School in Billerica, MA. With the help of Boston Cares, the Billerica Garden Committee, school parents and students, this new garden includes sunflowers, carrots, pumpkins and squash for the school.
  • Now that we’ve hit the fall months, ensuring schoolchildren get sufficient amounts of Vitamin D is top of mind. Researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts and colleagues conducted a study to understand how to bridge “The Vitamin D Gap” for children living in northern latitudes like New England.
  • If you have any new stories to share about your school nutrition program, don’t hesitate to e-mail us at johnstalker@framingham.edu. Your story may be featured in a future JSI News Roundup!

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    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
    USDA Nondiscrimination Statement.

    © The John C. Stalker Institute, 2023