Eat Real Fresh Perspectives from the IFPA K-12 Forum: Real Food, Real Connections By Jiwon Jun, Director of K-12 Program at Eat Real The Eat Real team recently returned from the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) K-12 Forum in Monterey, California, and we’re still feeling energized by the incredible people, ideas, and produce-filled inspiration that came out … Read more
South Monterey County Joint Union High School District is Eat Real Certified! We are over-the-moon excited to announce that South Monterey County Joint Union High School (SMCJUHSD) is now Eat Real Certified Green! This small but mighty district in the heart of Monterey County consists of three high schools and 2,448 students, serving 323,496 breakfasts … Read more
Eat Real Wins 2024 USDA National Farm to School Grant We are honored and excited to share that we have been selected as a USDA 2024 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant recipient! This $463K multi-year implementation award will fund our expansion into Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, strengthening and extending the region’s farm to school ecosystem … Read more
North Monterey County Unified is Eat Real Certified! Eat Real is thrilled to announce that North Monterey County Unified School District is officially Eat Real Certified! North Monterey County Unified School District (NMCUSD), located in central California, serves over 4,500 students across seven schools. Nearly 90% of NMCUSD’s students are from Hispanic and Latinx families, many … Read more
Schools Can Be Our Nation’s Largest Food Waste Champions Thanks to our generous friends at ReFED for having us as guest bloggers to highlight how schools are an incredible lever for fighting food waste. Below is the article we shared: ReFED has reported that over 33% of the food supply in the U.S. is wasted and … Read more
Our 2022-23 Impact Report is here! We are so excited about the impact we’ve made together over the last two years that we had to share the stats. But there’s so much more to the story. That’s why we’re thrilled to share our 2022-23 Impact Report with you. As you can see from the numbers … Read more
Introducing our Mid-South Partners! In 2022, Eat Real, along with partners Communities Unlimited and Healthy Flavors, received a USDA Farm to School Grant to strengthen farm-to-school programs throughout the Mid-South region of Tennessee and Arkansas. Communities Unlimited is a nonprofit based in Arkansas that has been working tirelessly over the last five decades to strengthen rural … Read more
We’re starting off the new year by celebrating a historic win in California that’s establishing a new model for children’s nutrition across the nation. Senate Bill 348, otherwise known as Healthy Meals for Kids, proposed by California Senator Nancy Skinner, was signed into law at the end of 2023 and started taking effect this month. … Read more
Eat Real is excited to announce that Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) is Eat Real Certified! Based in the Watsonville area—known as the salad bowl of California—Pajaro Valley connects with local farmers to bring the abundance of their surroundings to the nearly 20,000 students across their 33 schools. Collaboration with nonprofit partners such as … Read more
Eat Real is proud to announce that Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) is Eat Real Certified, the first district in Southern California to do so! Headquartered in Orange County, CUSD serves 42,000 students and has achieved our green tier certification. The ninth largest district in the state (out of over 1,000 districts), CUSD is the … Read more
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