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MOVE OVER, BAKE SALES: THE NEW SCHOOL FUNDRAISING MODEL SELLS LOCAL, ORGANIC GROCERIES

posted Oct 6, 2014, 8:13 AM by lhartkopf@rsu20.org   [ updated Oct 6, 2014, 8:13 AM ]

MORE SCHOOLS ARE REPLACING BROWNIES AND COOKIES WITH BROCCOLI AND KALE.

Every Wednesday afternoon, Rebecca Matthews sets up on the picnic tables in front of Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley, California. She unloads bags of local, organic groceries--on this particular September day, about 90 in total--so parents can easily grab them while picking up their kids. To read on