Earlier this month our RI Farm to School team — in collaboration with the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition — trained our first Local Food Ambassadors during a cafeteria taste test at Richmond Elementary School. The orange-glazed local butternut squash was a hit with the students, and with food service staff too!
Local Food Ambassadors offer samples of local produce (sourced and prepared by their district’s food service) in a pressure-free environment for their students. We train those volunteers and provide them with the necessary tools and resources to host future events like this cafeteria taste test on their own.
