As 2016 fast approaches, let's take a quick look back at all that we've accomplished this year! Here are 15 highlights from 2015:
As you can see, we've come a long way in the past year! We're very excited to see what the future holds and to continue to make Chicopee a healthier and more sustainable place!
- Students from UMass Amherst come to Lambert-Lavoie Elementary for a "Fun With Food Fest"
- Our cafeterias serve up farm fresh Pudding with local milk from McCrays Farm
- Chicopee receives Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Garden Grant and builds beautiful new four-bed garden at Stefanik Elementary School
- 508 fourth grade students across Chicopee plant pumpkin seeds in our first annual Pumpkin Growing Contest; 7 students win brand new bicycles for growing the heaviest pumpkins at their schools
- Chicopee partners with UMass Dining to bring new recipes such as enchiladas and chicken stir fry with local veggies to high school cafeterias
- The Breakfast in the Classroom Program expands to 4 schools and greatly reduces hunger-related visits to the nurse's office
- Chicopee, MA becomes the first public school system to join GMRI’s Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® program, serving local seafood in its cafeterias
- Chicopee welcomes their first FoodCorps Service Member, Greta Shwachman
- New signage is created to advertise farm fresh items in our cafeterias
- The Uncle Ben's Food Truck stops at Chicopee Comp and cooks up pineapple fried rice with local peppers and onions
- Our FoodCorps Service Member begins a Harvest of the Month taste program at four schools--Chicopee Comp, Lambert-Lavoie, Stefanik, and Litwin
- ChicopeeFRESH collaborates with high schoolers Rachelle and Zach on Project Food Awareness; Check out Zach & Rachelle's first episode here!
- Chicopee tests out new farm fresh items from farmer Joe Czajkowski--local maple syrup, sweet potato fries, vegetable noodles, etc.
- The Stefanik garden gets new life with the creation of an after school garden club to start this spring; Watch this video from 12:55 to hear from Stefanik principal as well as the garden club instructors, Greta and Jo
- Chicopee begins using the NutriSlice online menu platform to display its monthly menus
As you can see, we've come a long way in the past year! We're very excited to see what the future holds and to continue to make Chicopee a healthier and more sustainable place!
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