Madison Traditional Academy News
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Gold Award for the 2024 Summer Farm Fresh Challenge
🏅 Congratulations to our Food & Nutrition Services team for receiving the Gold Award for the 2024 Summer Farm Fresh Challenge from the Arizona Department of Education’s Health & Nutrition Services! The Farm Fresh Challenge is an initiative to empower child nutrition program operators to create excitement around fresh and locally sourced foods. This challenge included activities focused on Taste, Teach and Connect.
🍓 Taste: Our Food & Nutrition Services department served locally sourced meal components during the week. Our students were treated to cottage cheese with blueberries, as well as beans, tomatoes, lettuce, radishes, cilantro, and pistachio milk. All were made with fresh ingredients from local farms.
🍓 Teach: Our Food & Nutrition Services department hosted educational activities themed around local Arizona agriculture and food. Madison’s Wellness Coordinator, Lexi, taught students at Madison Park about plants and farming.
🍓 Connect: Our Food & Nutrition Services department shared information about the Farm Fresh Challenge and the challenge activities on their Instagram account @madisonaz_fs