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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

Updated USDA School Nutrition Standards Your help resulted in higher standards for our nation’s kids! Join us in celebrating a major win for the health of our nation’s school children! The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced its new guidelines for School Food that prioritizes student’s well being by protecting students from excessive … Read more

School Lunch Tour: Capistrano Unified School District Experiencing what school lunch can be. We already know that America’s public schools are our country’s largest restaurant chain, but we believe they can also be the best restaurant in town. Our participating districts are proving it! That’s why we’ve started the School Lunch Tour series — a … Read more

School Food Hero Spotlight: Brigaid Chef Stefanie Brigaid is a community of professional chefs committed to using their culinary expertise to help food service directors achieve their goals. Our friends at Brigaid play a key role in enabling food service directors and their teams to create delicious, nutritious, and culturally relevant food for their students. … Read more