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The School Food Revolution in Boulder: Epilogue

November 23rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · kids, school food

I depend on the kindness of strangers to pursue my quest for the cutting edge in the nation’s school food. After settling on Boulder as my next stop, I had to wonder where I would stay. A self-funded journalist has to think about these things. To the rescue came my editor at Grist, Bonnie Azab […]

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Lessons from Boulder

November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · kids, school food

Ann Cooper is conducting a clinic in Boulder on how to rescue  school food. Is anyone paying attention? In remaking the lunch line in Boulder schools, Cooper has revealed the federally-subsidized school meals program as living somewhere in the stone age. Not merely under-funded, school kitchens are woefully under-managed and under-equipped to function in a digital […]

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A Community Rallies Around School Food

November 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · kids, school food

“Dear Parents of the Boulder Valley School District,” the appeal begins. “Things are going well, but we need your help. We need at least 30 more kids in each school to start eating lunch so we can sustain our program.” So reads a recent letter from Ann Cooper who is trying to close a $360,000 budget […]

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