Healthy Recipe Contest and Farm to School Bulletin Board
Our Farm to School bulletin board (updated throughout the year to peak student interest), posted in the gym where all students visit regularly, promoted milk, yogurt and cheese consumption all year! so With the help of local dairy farm, Cooper's Hilltop Farm in Leicester, we ran a Healthy Recipe contest campaign in the middle of the year for both students/families and staff, promoting healthy recipes with farm-fresh nutrient-rich dairy foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt. Cooper's Farm highlighted the health benefits of eating dairy at our all-school Community Meeting and surprised our school by awarding 5 contest winners gift certificates and gift baskets. The farm announced that they were excited to partner with us again next year to run the Healthy Recipe contest again! All students and staff were also invited to visit their local dairy farm!