Post by Logan on Mar 15, 2016 1:23:19 GMT -6
When most people think of farm-to-table, the images that usually come to mind are fresh vegetables and fish being served up at a restaurant. But in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Governor Kenneth Mapp is emphasizing something else — schools.
The territory in the Lesser Antilles spends about $13 million annually on its school-lunch program, Mapp said. Most of that food, he added, is processed and shipped to the islands. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama, he now wants the territory’s 16,000-plus schoolchildren eating healthier.
“What Michelle Obama did when she talked about health is how do you really push flavor and taste with health,” he said.
With those instructions, experts are working with farmers in St. Croix to produce fruits, vegetables, and spices for the school system. The dairy products, he said, will come from neighboring Puerto Rico, which is struggling financially but has a thriving dairy industry.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article66022767.html
The territory in the Lesser Antilles spends about $13 million annually on its school-lunch program, Mapp said. Most of that food, he added, is processed and shipped to the islands. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama, he now wants the territory’s 16,000-plus schoolchildren eating healthier.
“What Michelle Obama did when she talked about health is how do you really push flavor and taste with health,” he said.
With those instructions, experts are working with farmers in St. Croix to produce fruits, vegetables, and spices for the school system. The dairy products, he said, will come from neighboring Puerto Rico, which is struggling financially but has a thriving dairy industry.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article66022767.html