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In a whirl of controversy with the instatement of the Hunger Free Act this school year, a national outcry has pushed the USDA to lift some of the limitations in school lunch programs. The information broke December 7th when Cynthia Long, the director of the Child Nutrition Division of the Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA, […]
The Abbey group presented to the board last month and Michelle Powers got a standing ovation which was well deserved! She has implemented the new government USDA requirements and this has been no easy task. In the past, there were calorie minimums, larger protein portions and larger grain portions per meal, now, there are calorie […]
Yesterday, our school lunch program was featured by Kiah Morris, a columnist for the Bennington Banner in Bennington, Vermont. The article was in recognition of the Southwester Vermont Medical Center and The Abbey Group’s efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle in their food service because it’s the right thing to do rather than because of mandates or […]
Rutland Herald This Just In Dutchess Farm keeps its products fresh and local October 08,2012 By YVONNE DALEY CORRESPONDENT CASTLETON – Students at Castleton’s elementary and middle schools were munching on vegetables that Stephen Chamberlain had harvested just that morning while Chamberlain was at his greenhouses located not far away, busily distributing a few […]
