DC Farm to School Week
[Mary Kong] 09 26 2011The third annual DC Farm to School Week returns October 3-7, 2011! During this year’s events, schools across the District will feature farm-fresh, local foods in school meals, and coordinate hands-on food and nutrition education activities for students.
A kick-off celebration will feature four local chefs battling to create the tastiest seasonal salad for a panel of esteemed judges. Chefs will use DC school garden produce and a pantry of items furnished by Whole Foods to make “top-chef” style salads, engaging an audience of over 200 students and community leaders. Student-led tours of the school’s garden will follow.
The kick-off event will take place on Monday October 3, 2011 at 2 pm at the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School and Savoy Elementary School shared gymnasium, located at 2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in SE Washington, DC.
The event will also commemorate and kick off nationwide celebrations for the first ever National Farm to School Month, designated by a House Resolution passed in November 2010. White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses will emcee the event and the list of other VIP guests and speakers will be announced as the event nears.
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