Spring Break
Rhody Eat Beat
Rebecca Long
Issue date: 2/15/08 Section: Editorial/Opinion
Cambra explained that local produce is inevitably fresher, because it has not had to be shipped from the West Coast, and it is of higher quality because it has not suffered deterioration as a result of travel.
One way to gain support for the movement is by introducing children early.
The Cranston school department enhances the local food experience for children by bringing its students to the farms that produce their food, and bringing these farmers to their schools. Karla Simmons gets children hooked early with a petting zoo at her farm.
Besides addressing the specific challenges faced by Rhode Island's local foods movement, the forum also provided an opportunity for farmers and buyers to make connections. Thanks to the efforts of Brown Dining, Farm Fresh RI, the RI DEM Division of Agriculture, the Sustainable Food Initiative at Brown, Sustainable Rhode Island and People's Power and Light, who sponsored the event, this year we can look forward to even more locally grown food at Rhode Island businesses, restaurants and institutions.
One way to gain support for the movement is by introducing children early.
The Cranston school department enhances the local food experience for children by bringing its students to the farms that produce their food, and bringing these farmers to their schools. Karla Simmons gets children hooked early with a petting zoo at her farm.
Besides addressing the specific challenges faced by Rhode Island's local foods movement, the forum also provided an opportunity for farmers and buyers to make connections. Thanks to the efforts of Brown Dining, Farm Fresh RI, the RI DEM Division of Agriculture, the Sustainable Food Initiative at Brown, Sustainable Rhode Island and People's Power and Light, who sponsored the event, this year we can look forward to even more locally grown food at Rhode Island businesses, restaurants and institutions.
