School Lunch Special (with Cory Schreiber and other Farm-to-School Advocates)

Submitted by Laura McCandlish on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 12:58am

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Food Show

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Wed, 09/16/2009

Our September show featured:

Deborah Lehmann, editor of the wonky and widely-read School Lunch Talk blog (www.schoolfoodpolicy.com/). She described the prevalence of unhealthy, corn-focused school menus and the issues surrounding the pending reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, which funds free-and-reduced meals for low-income students.
Slow Food Portland chair Amanda Peden on the Time for Lunch campaign to push for healthier, more home-cooked and locally-sourced school meals. You can join Slow Food USA for any donation amount through October.
In-studio guest Cory Schreiber, the former chef of Portland’s Wildwood Restaurant. He'll tempt us with fall recipes from his new cookbook, Rustic Fruit Desserts.

Then Schreiber stayed on to discuss the challenges of getting local food into cafeterias. He recently stepped down from his role as farm-to-school coordinator for the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Finally, producer Brian Kimmel called in with news of his Oregon-focused local food documentary, Ingredients, which will premier at the Bagdad Theater Sept. 25-27. The film highlights Schreiber's work with students at Sauvie Island Farms.

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