Wednesday, March 3, 2010
"The Bitter Cry of the Children" by John Spargo 1912
Imagine our wisdom as a Nation - one of the top selling books in 1912 was regarding school lunch. "Approximately 2 million children of school age in the US (early 1900's) were the victims of poverty which denied them common necessities, particularly adequate nourishment. Such children are in very many cases incapable of successful mental effort, and much of our nation's expenditure for education in consequence an absolute waste". John Spargo
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Annual Charter School Conference starts TODAY!
We are very excited about the Charter School Conference at the Salem Conference Center today. Stop by and see the Organic Fresh Fingers booth, try some food and sign up your school for a FREE on-site lunch program consultation. Also come see the breakout session at 11:00 a.m. today "The State of School Lunch".
Friday, February 19, 2010
Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.com
Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food Video on TED.com
Please take the time to watch this amazing video regarding Jamie's wish to revolutionize the way we eat! Thank you.
Please take the time to watch this amazing video regarding Jamie's wish to revolutionize the way we eat! Thank you.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Trillium Charter School students produce a documentary on their Fresh N' Local Meal Program ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txOJj0otYeo
Seriously, check this out! The children did an awesome job with this. Oh yeah, and so did the interview with our Customer Service Manager, Sean Ireland! He never knows what he will be surprised with during a school delivery.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Annual Charter School Conference - SAVE THE DATE
Come see Organic Fresh Fingers booth and breakout session discussion "Navigating National School Lunch" at this year's Charter School Conference in Salem, February 25-26, 2010.
CLIMBING NEW HEIGHTS
Salem Conference Center
www.nwceo.org
See you there!
CLIMBING NEW HEIGHTS
Salem Conference Center
www.nwceo.org
See you there!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Written by OLCV Communications Director Toby Van Fleet
http://olcv.org/content/evann-remington
Ask Evann Remington about her favorite spot in Oregon and you’ll get a list of stories told in the way one shares the best childhood memories:
Fast-talking stream of consciousness loaded with detail—and all smiles. Evan is unequivocal about her love of the Rogue River, where she spent summer months as a kid camping with her immediate and extended families. Arrivals to the camp would have to call down the canyon to be collected by boat. They built a sauna. “We had a lot of time,” says Evann. “We were able to do some really creative things.”
Maybe that glorious time on the Rogue is what instilled her sense of environmental stewardship that now seems to inform her life decisions. Two and a half years ago, Evann, 29, launched her own business, Organic Fresh Fingers, in Salem, where she grew up.
Evann says that some of the rhetoric you hear from the business community might lead you to believe that you can’t create jobs, strengthen the economy and take care of the environment at the same time. “But,” she says, “We’ve been able to show that you absolutely can.”
And now Evann is signing up for more work. Volunteer work. As a steering committee member for Marion County’s newly re-formed OLCV chapter. Through her work with the OLCV Marion County chapter, which is on the precipice of some important local elections in 2010—including Salem Mayor—Evann hopes she can help to get other businesses on board with considering social and environmental impacts as part of their bottom line.
“I’m actually really having a lot of fun,” she says, adding that the steering committee is full of some pretty great—and fun—folks.
Work is good. Fun is better. And while the memories of the Rogue may be informing Evann’s environmental values, looking ahead is what’s motivating her. “I’ve got a three-year-old,” says Evann. “I’m really concerned about what the future’s going to look like for her.”
Ask Evann Remington about her favorite spot in Oregon and you’ll get a list of stories told in the way one shares the best childhood memories:
Fast-talking stream of consciousness loaded with detail—and all smiles. Evan is unequivocal about her love of the Rogue River, where she spent summer months as a kid camping with her immediate and extended families. Arrivals to the camp would have to call down the canyon to be collected by boat. They built a sauna. “We had a lot of time,” says Evann. “We were able to do some really creative things.”
Maybe that glorious time on the Rogue is what instilled her sense of environmental stewardship that now seems to inform her life decisions. Two and a half years ago, Evann, 29, launched her own business, Organic Fresh Fingers, in Salem, where she grew up.
Evann says that some of the rhetoric you hear from the business community might lead you to believe that you can’t create jobs, strengthen the economy and take care of the environment at the same time. “But,” she says, “We’ve been able to show that you absolutely can.”
And now Evann is signing up for more work. Volunteer work. As a steering committee member for Marion County’s newly re-formed OLCV chapter. Through her work with the OLCV Marion County chapter, which is on the precipice of some important local elections in 2010—including Salem Mayor—Evann hopes she can help to get other businesses on board with considering social and environmental impacts as part of their bottom line.
“I’m actually really having a lot of fun,” she says, adding that the steering committee is full of some pretty great—and fun—folks.
Work is good. Fun is better. And while the memories of the Rogue may be informing Evann’s environmental values, looking ahead is what’s motivating her. “I’ve got a three-year-old,” says Evann. “I’m really concerned about what the future’s going to look like for her.”
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