Cultivating Healthy Habits in Colorado Kids: Farm to School

From LiveWell Colorado

Nearly 850,000 students attend public schools in Colorado. On average, 111,061 of these students are served breakfast and 384,504 are served lunch at school on a daily basis.

Many of these students will find their only source of balanced nutrition in school-provided meals. This presents an enormous opportunity for Colorado schools not only to make a positive impact on the nutritional quality of these students’ diets, but also to help these children form healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime.

Local growers and producers can help Colorado schools realize this opportunity. By growing or sourcing local foods and introducing them into cafeterias and classrooms, Farm to School programs can help schools increase children’s access to fresh, healthy foods. Simply put, Farm to School programs create environments that will cultivate healthy kids.

As we observe National Farm to School Month this October, I am proud to introduce LiveWell Colorado’s new Colorado Farm to School Primer, a broad overview of Farm to School strategies designed to educate and inspire readers to learn more about how they can become a part of the movement to bring healthier foods to Colorado school children while enhancing Colorado's local and farm economies.

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