11-9-2007

Harvest Day in East Providence Schools

Barbara Cohen of Chartwells has been busy working with Kids First and the RI Division of Ag to put together a local lunch in the East Providence school cafeterias.  The resulting RI Harvest Day was this Thursday, November 8 and featured potatoes and squash from Young Family Farm in Little Compton, apples from Steere Orchard, and apple cider from Jaswell’s Farm both located in Smithfield. A healthful autumn-inspired, kid-friendly menu awaited the district’s 4,000 students. Whiteknact Elementary and Martin Middle School also had Kids First staff and one of the farmers on hand to talk about the meal.