News

TV and Radio Clips

Farm-to-School Grow Roots in Northeast Kingdom, featuring students from Coventry School. WCAX News, 10/2/09. Watch the full story. Read the article.

Harvesting healthy kids from 15 GMFTS schools gardens, featuring students from Glover School. Vermont Public Radio. 5/17/09. Listen to the full story.  Read the article.

New Orleans French Ratatouille with Fresh Vermont Ingredients featuring Chef Mark Uddo of New Orleans and Katherine Sims of GMFTS. WCAX News. 2/23/09.

Quick-Freezing Crops by Darren Perron. WCAX News. 8/29/2008.
Bushes loaded with blueberries are no match for kids from Jay-Westfield Joint School. Students hunted for the tastiest fruit on Blueberry Ridge in North Troy. Busloads of kids picked the berries to bring them back to their school's cafeteria as part of the Green Mountain Farm to School Program.
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Newspaper Articles:

GMFTS Adds Five New Gardens, Country Folks, 4/12/10

GMFTS Launches Five New School Gardens, Barton Chronicle, 4/7/10

Third Annual Junior Iron Chef Competition, Barton Chronicle, 3/31/10 

Troy School received Farm-to-School grant, Newport Daily Express, 3/29/10 

NEK Senior Meal Programs buy local produce direct from local farms, Newport Daily Express, 3/9/10 

NCUJHS students begin composting food waste, Newport Daily Express, 12/21/10 

School garden program continues to grow, Newport Daily Express, 9/4/09

Troy School Garden dedication ceremony, Newport Daily Express, 7/8/09

Farm-to-School program gets $10,000, The Burlington Free Press, 6/22/09

Lowell students dedicate their garden, Newport Daily Express, 6/5/09

Students Learn Gardening, Nutrition Gardening Program, Newport Daily Express, 5/7/09

Farm-to-School Program Brings Nutrition to Schools & Gets Students Involved, Newport Daily Express, 2/26/09

Jay Peak Hosts GMFTS Fundraising Dinner, Newport Daily Express, 2/10/09

Albany School Received Farm-to-School Grant, Barton Chronicle, 2/5/09

Five Gardens Flourish in the NEK, Newport Daily Express, 10/23/08

Troy School Harvest Festival a Success, Newport Daily Express, 10/20/08

Lowell Graded School Hosts Folk Fall Harvest Festival, Newport Daily Express, 10/16/08

Jay/Westfield School Visits Heath Orchards, Newport Daily Express, 9/15/08

 

Magazine Articles:

Link the following to pdf provided in this same email

Hope Reseeds Itself, Katherine Sims Profile, Small Farmer's Journal, Spring 2008