News Roundup

Massachusetts school nutrition professionals are leading the way as food educators with hydroponic gardening, school food leaders, and through their devotion to feeding students. Check out the recent news!   

Rows of a hydroponic garden

Two Massachusetts school nutrition programs, in Littleton and Tewksbury, were recently showcased for their innovative hydroponic gardening programs, where they engage students to grow and harvest lettuce and greens using grow towers. Read more about this in TrayTalk and CBSnews!

We are thrilled to learn that two Massachusetts school nutrition professionals will join the Chef Ann Foundation’s 2025 Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship A cohort of 27 school food leaders will participate and this cohort expands over 11 states. Learn more at AccessNewsWire. 

This heartwarming story highlights the dedication of Bette Duquette, who was a part of the Norfolk County Agricultural High School, Walpole, MA, cafeteria staff since 1982! The school community started a petition to have the building that houses the cafeteria named after Duquette as she retires, and it was unanimously approved after receiving almost 1,000 signatures. Check out the article in WSAZ!

Article submitted by Susanna Krantz, NUTR495 Food and Nutrition intern at Framingham State University. 

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