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Campus lands as community education & leadership #campusaslab #EmeraldNecklaceFoodForest Dr. Barnes-Johnson James Smirk Kathie Foster Kimberly Tew, Ed.D.

Wow! Big hit at PPS: Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan and Garlic, served recently for lunch, inspired by NYT #FastFrugalEasyNSLP #campusaslab #GardenStateOnYourPlate Dr. Barnes-Johnson Kathie Foster Kimberly Tew, Ed.D. Metz Culinary cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/102512…

'Native plants support greater ecosystem; our native species of pollinators, like butterflies, are all part of the food web that go into feeding birds & mammals.' ⁦Dr. Barnes-Johnson⁩ ⁦Kathie Foster⁩ ⁦Kimberly Tew, Ed.D.⁩ ⁦James Smirk⁩ #campusaslab dwell.com/article/how-to…

'American farmers, while critical to feeding the country and much of the world, make up a tiny slice of the overall U.S. population. SNAP, meanwhile, helps more than 42 million Americans afford food each month, delivering grocery benefits on a debit-like EBT card.'

'We’re using fish and meat as condiments, or centering vegetables; to make dishes cheaper & more conscientious. We’re also including links that explain the political, health, & animal justice context of certain ingredients. We offer substitutions for tricky, costly, ingredients.'

Fast, frugal, easy
Dr. Barnes-Johnson #NJClimateChangeEdk12 #lunchislearning
'Our favorite trick for cooking black beans is with a little can liquid, spices & hint of Dijon mustard. What takes them over the top is a crunchy, tart two-onion quick pickle.'
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Interested in implementing more environmentally sustainable practices in your school meal program? Our Sustainable Lunchrooms course illustrates tactics for limiting the environmental impact of food-service operations through the lens of scratch cooking: ow.ly/LG6950Rncrz

Ed Wengryn new NJDA secretary
Gov Murphy: 'Ag is one of most important facets of state’s identity...his experience & leadership will benefit the many residents who depend on dept's programs & services, including access to healthy, locally grown food'
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New updates to school meals focus on giving kids the right balance of nutrients, while reducing the amounts of added sugars in menu items, especially at breakfast. Learn more about these gradual changes at fns.usda.gov/cn/school-nutr…

'For items on the EWG's Dirty Dozen, a whopping 95% of samples contain pesticides. Among those pesticides, the fungicides fludioxonil, pyraclostrobin, boscalid, and pyrimethanil represent 'four of the five most frequently detected chemicals'.”

Starting July 1, school districts will be able to specify that they’d like unprocessed or minimally processed food to be “locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught.”

Read more from Lisa Elaine Held in this week's #FieldReport ⬇️
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🧵 How low can we go at PPS? Can it start at school and spread to homes? How many families can we engage in this wonderful science-based quest? Can the schools compete with each other? Dr. Barnes-Johnson James Smirk Mark Eastburn Kathie Foster Kimberly Tew, Ed.D.