Outside of the Lunch Box at Dover, NH Schools

There is so much happening outside of the lunch box! This is National School Lunch Week, October is National Farm to School Month and Monday, October 24, is National Food Day. Honoring Food Day, a symposium of food experts will be held at UNH open to the public; for more information Facebook Food Day UNH. 

To celebrate, what’s Dover school food up to? Dover Foodservice is teaming with UNH and Seacoast Local’s newest entity, ReRootEd. ReRootEd is the outlet tackling food initiatives in the Seacoast region and collaborating with those already in action. 

Dover Public High School Cafeteria Scene:

Friday, 10/21: UNH Nutritional Science Field Experiencestudents will provide information surrounding national and local food initiatives. Real Food nutrition tips will be shared with the high school students.  

Friday, 11/4: The Soup Guy, Dover, NH is back! Dover students will taste a warm, healthful soup made from the hands of an industry expert. If they approve, it could be a reoccurring menu item. For more information about The Soup Guy http://thesoupguy.net/

Friday, 11/11: Hickory Nut Farm, Lee, NH artisanal goat cheese tasting. The goat milk cheeses are made from the ground up, literally. The hay and grains that feed the goats are selected and blended according to our standards and experience. As a reward of good treatment and careful feeding, their milk has excellent nutritional value, producing varied textures and subtle flavor profiles; just what the meaning of the word artisanal is all about. For more information about Hickory Nut Farm http://hickorynutfarm.com/

Friday, 11/18: Tuttle’s Red Barn, Dover, NH. The young farmers who are continuing the tradition of farming on Tuttle’s land will show Dover public high school students the benefits of organic farming practices. A veggie show-and-tell and tasting will take place. 

The Food Trust of Philadelphia Internship

The Food Trust, a nonprofit founded in 1992, started out by conducting nutrition education classes for inner-city children at Reading Terminal Market, the century-old farmers' market located in the center of Philadelphia. After the Trust opened its first farmers' market at Tasker Homes, a public housing development in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, the organization began working with communities to develop lasting and stable sources of affordable foods.The Food Trust is searching for a Farm to School Intern. Please review the description below.

Farm to School Intern

The Food Trust’s Farm to School Program seeks to improve children’s health and strengthen family farms through increasing access to locally grown, healthy food in schools, along with providing nutrition and agricultural education. The Food Trust serves as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Lead Agency for the National Farm to School Network. The Farm to School Intern will work with Alyssa Moles, The Food Trust’s Farm to School Coordinator, and her team to build the farm to school movement in the Mid-Atlantic region (Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania), as well as help support local farm to school programs in the Philadelphia area.

The intern will work with our Farm to School team to:

• Research and track media hits and news on farm to school programs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Help research and develop resources to increase farm-to-school knowledge, skills and enthusiasm among farmers, food service personnel, state officials, and nutrition educators.
• Research and write articles for The Beet (the Mid-Atlantic farm to school newsletter), maintain the Mid-Atlantic Farm to School blog and develop a presence on Facebook and Twitter.
• Collaborate with staff and community partners to support local farm-to-school projects.
• Work closely with The Food Trust’s Farm to School team to achieve strategic goals to expand the farm to school movement.

Qualifications:
The ideal intern will have the ability to work with others in a collegial environment to help grow the farm to school movement. Strong research, writing, and organizational skills are desired, and the ideal candidate will have high integrity; a passion for excellence; excellent listening skills; and a commitment to The Food Trust’s mission. Experience with social media is a plus.

Internship Open Date: October 2011. Hours are flexible; 10-15 hours/week preferred
To apply: Email your resume and cover letter to amoles@thefoodtrust.org. Please reference “Farm to School Intern” in the subject line. Please do not call.

http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/about/jobs.php 

Alyssa M. Moles

Farm to School Program Coordinator

The Food Trust

One Penn Center
Suite 900

1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215)-575-0444 x189

AMoles@thefoodtrust.org