MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is hosting a Kansas Farm to School Month celebration event at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 6 in Maize, Kansas. The event will take place at Maize High School.
The purpose of this event is to showcase Kansas farm to school programs. Maize USD 266 is a recipient of the KDA Farm to School Sub-grant awarded this spring. The Farm to School program is designed to incorporate additional fresh, local farm foods into school cafeterias. In the KDA grant, agricultural education programs are studying food production and serving school-grown and produced foods into the lunch service.
The Maize event will include a student-led tour of the school’s farm to school and culinary programs as well as brief remarks from state agriculture and education leaders.
This event coincides with National Farm to School Month and National Farm to School Week, October 6-10.
Please send notice of your intention to participate and any questions about the event to KDA Director of Communications, Beth Riffel at beth.riffel@kda.ks.gov. Members of the media must RSVP by noon, Saturday Oct. 4, to gain admittance.
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WHO: Kansas Department of Agriculture & Maize High School
WHAT: Kansas Farm to School Month Celebration
WHEN: October 6, 2014 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Maize High School, 11600 W 45th Street North, Maize, KS 67101
RSVP to beth.riffel@kda.ks.gov by noon, Sat. Oct. 4, 2014