Episode 39: Locavore Mayor Takes on Lunch
Inside School Food
English - May 18, 2015 15:40 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsFood Arts Education inside school food heritage radio network laura stanley school nutrition education school food school lunch program food service industry institutional food interviews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Where do you set your goal for local food purchasing? How about 50 percent of your total food budget? How about trying to do this in Maine? In Portland, ME, Mayor Michael Brennan believes it can be done; and the school district’s food service director, Ron Adams, is getting close. No, they don’t have extra money. And Portland students are as resistant to change as kids anywhere else. But there’s deep political will, and pressure, in a city widely regarded as one of the foodiest and most locavore in the nation. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard and Winery.
“We made a great opportunity for the students to understand the food and then enjoy the food.” [28:00]
— Ron Adams on Inside School Food