Comments on: College Dining Halls Go Green http://kiwimagonline.com/kiwilog/nutrition-health-wellness-articles/healthy-schools-campaign/college-dining-halls-go-green Raising families the natural and organic way. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:35:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Rebecca (Green Baby Guide) http://kiwimagonline.com/kiwilog/nutrition-health-wellness-articles/healthy-schools-campaign/college-dining-halls-go-green/comment-page-1#comment-1750 Rebecca (Green Baby Guide) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:50:02 +0000 http://kiwimagonline.com/kiwilog/?p=1435#comment-1750 There are a few schools in Portland, Oregon, that have organic vegetable gardens the children help maintain. The food then goes straight to the cafeteria so the kids can sample the fruits of their labors for lunch! I read an article about the benefits of this system (I searched for it but couldn't find it). First, the kids learn about where their food comes from. Also, it saves the schools money; a big obstacle toward providing better food is lack of funds. And also, it's really helping the kids open their minds to trying new foods. They found that kids were much more likely to eat vegetables they'd grown themselves. It's great that colleges are doing similar things to reduce waste and provide better food for the students! There are a few schools in Portland, Oregon, that have organic vegetable gardens the children help maintain. The food then goes straight to the cafeteria so the kids can sample the fruits of their labors for lunch! I read an article about the benefits of this system (I searched for it but couldn’t find it). First, the kids learn about where their food comes from. Also, it saves the schools money; a big obstacle toward providing better food is lack of funds. And also, it’s really helping the kids open their minds to trying new foods. They found that kids were much more likely to eat vegetables they’d grown themselves.

It’s great that colleges are doing similar things to reduce waste and provide better food for the students!

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