SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Three Salem schools soon will shrink the distance from farm to plate to less than 100 feet.
The Statesman-Journal reports that students at Parrish Middle School, Leslie Middle School and Grant Elementary will tend gardens that will furnish greens and other produce to the lunch line.
The school garden project is part of a $45,000 Oregon Department of Agriculture grant that eventually could lead to similar programs across the state.
The Oregon Legislature created one the country’s most comprehensive farm-to-school programs in 2007.
Plans call for growing lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cauliflower in the gardens.
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Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com
