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NEW: LPS Sustainability Champions Program starts 2023-24 school year!
Volunteer in a Green Team:
Volunteer in a Green Team:
Elementary School Green Teams: Bowman Bridge Estabrook Fiske Harrington Hastings
Middle School Green Teams: Clarke Diamond
Food Rescue Program Pilot Begins at Diamond Middle School
Sustainability Champions at each school
LPS Green Teams have been proud to collaborate with Whitsons Food Service that provides our school lunches and breakfasts in multiple initiatives:
Transitioning from styrofoam trays to compostable trays and lunch boats (2015)
Compostable utensils
Food rescue and share tables
Transitioning from single-use disposable food ware to re-use food ware (2024-2025)
Transitioning from single use to reusable food ware in 2 of the 9 LPS schools: Hastings (2020) and Harrington (2025)
(USDA 6/2016)
"It is important to note that when using a share table, CNP operators are able to claim the reimbursable meal at the point of service even if a child then puts one or more of the meal components on the share table. When food items are left on the share table at the end of the meal service, that food can be used in later meals that are claimed for reimbursement."
(USDA 2015, p27)
"Q1. How should the serving lines be set-up to assist students with making the correct choices for OVS at lunch?
A1. Although all the foods that are a part of the reimbursable meal do not have to be adjacent to each other, they must be labeled, listed, or otherwise identified near or at the beginning of the serving line so the students can easily choose all the food components/food items for a reimbursable meal. If some of the food components/food items offered in reimbursable meals (such as the fruits and vegetables) is offered beyond the point of service, the school must ensure that students are aware that every reimbursable meal must include at least ½ cup of a fruit and/or vegetables. "
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