OBJECTIVE This qualitative study used a case study approach to explore the potential of farm-to-school programs to simultaneously improve children's diets and provide farmers with viable market opportunities. DESIGN Semistructured interviews were the primary data collection strategy. SETTING Seven farm-to-school programs in the Upper Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States. PAR...

The author describes the State Food and Veterinary Service of Lithuania, the competent authority for public and animal health in Lithuania. The Director of the Service, the Chief Veterinary Officer, reports directly to the Prime Minister. Lithuania is divided into ten counties and thirty-four districts. The State Food and Veterinary Service has regional units in all the counties and districts a...

1 Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada 2 Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 3 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 4 Science and Technology Branch, National Agroclimate Information Service, Agriculture and...

INTRODUCTION Schools are uniquely positioned to influence the dietary habits of children, and farm-to-school programs can increase fruit and vegetable consumption among school-aged children. We assessed the feasibility of, interest in, and barriers to implementing farm-to-school activities in 7 school districts in Douglas County, Nebraska. METHODS We used a preassessment and postassessment su...

The purpose of this study was to determine if residents (n = 26) living in an Iowa long-term care facility had differences in food intake at their noon meal and body weight when served traditional tray meal service for 10 weeks compared to being served restaurant-style meal service for 10 weeks. The study also evaluated the facility’s raw food costs of the two meal service styles. Mean meal int...

This research has been produced by the National Food Service Management Institute, Applied Research Division (NFSMI, ARD), located at The University of Southern Mississippi with headquarters at The University of Mississippi. Funding for the Institute has been provided with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, to The University of Mississippi in coop...

a Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 E. Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, United States b U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service, 14th and Independence S.W., Washington, DC 20250, United States c Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,...