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Winning Schools Submit Creative Ideas for Their Grants

Applications were reviewed by representatives from the SNF and PBH and judged upon criteria including need, innovation, greatest likelihood of sustainable impact on the students they are serving, and potential for community involvement. Grants were awarded to schools from 47 different states plus Washington, D.C. Some of the grant recipients include:

-- "Columbus Explores Healthy Choices," by Christopher Columbus School in

New Haven, Conn., which will implement after-school walks to local

farmers' markets and organize parent/student workshops about locally

grown produce.

-- "Veggies R Fun: The Panther Produce Project," by Forest Oak Elementary

School in Newark, Del., which will plant indoor classroom and outdoor

gardens, host healthy cooking classes for families, and publish a

student veggie cookbook.

-- "Community Greenhouse," by Andrew K. Demoski School in Nulato, Alaska,

which plans to side-step the implications of the harsh winter climate

by building a community greenhouse in which to grow fresh fruits and

veggies that are extremely costly to obtain otherwise. The greenhouse

will serve students and the community at large.

-- "Making Healthy Food Choices from Farm to School," by Applegate

Elementary in Eugene, Ore., which will offer an integrated

farm-to-school program that includes school gardens, garden-based

nutrition lessons, farm field trips and harvest days to expose kids to

the joys of growing, harvesting, preparing and eating fresh veggies.

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