Articles written by Sandra Renner

Sandra Renner|Dec 9, 2015

In the past three decades, much has changed in our food system and society. Schools aren’t purchasing as many fresh foods, yet they have more nutrition requirements to fill. Schools got away from purchasing locally. The number of local farms to purchase edible food from has become scarce. Recently, my kids invited me to eat lunch at school. Their school lunch menus show what items are locally sourced. Granted, I get to be a farm-to-school geek for a living, but to me that also meant an average parent would know that locally grown, fresh food w...