The School Lunch Initiative is working with Harvest of the Month, a California Department of Health Services program helping students increase their:
- access to fruits and vegetables through school meal programs, classrooms, school gardens, farmers’ markets, grocery stores, community gardens, etc.
- preference for selected produce items through classroom activities, such as taste testing, cooking in class and school garden activities, and through menu offerings in the school meals program.
- participation in daily physical activity and understanding of why it is important.
- knowledge of and familiarity with California grown fruits and vegetables and the rich agricultural bounty of the State.
Kitchen and garden instructors thoughout BUSD, through generous funding from the California Nutrition Network, provide lessons and activities provided by Harvest of the Month at all elementary schools in the district.
Find out more about your child's activities! Download a copy of the parent newsletter, featuring fruits and vegetables in season for the month that will be featured in the School Lunch Initiative.
