Nutrition Services at Pius X was featured in a publication by the University of Nebraska regarding its Farm-To-School program.
Pius X High School in Lincoln, which also attended the institute, used grant funds to purchase immersion blenders and make other upgrades to their kitchen, allowing them to process and store the produce that comes in abundance in autumn.
“During the fall, we’ll get lots of tomatoes,” Carmen Goeden, Pius X’s director of nutrition services, said. “We can’t go through all of those tomatoes fresh, so we’ve learned to process them. We’ll blend them, and then freeze them and use them for sauces or soups.”
Farm-to-School Programs help Nebraska Students eat Fresh, Local Foods
