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Changing the Food System

February 3, 2009 on 4:56 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

Here’s an interesting story about one man’s quest to improve the school lunch program in Baltimore. The goals will sound familiar: more whole grains and local produce, less processed, breaded junk. The man behind this admirable quest is Tony Geraci and he is winning converts, one piece of fresh fruit at a time:

An arrangement with Baugher’s Orchards in rural Carroll County, MD had brought 82,000 pieces of the fruit into Baltimore’s schools for opening day. “I just had two first-graders tell me that they had never had a fresh peach,” Geraci said. “And that’s my point. Kids need to know what real food is.” Pointing to a second-grader who was digging in, he added: “When I see this kid right here with a face full of peach juice, it brings joy to my heart. Look at that smile. Look at that face. That’s why I’m here.”

The article is a few months old but still relevant. You can read it, here.