Imagine this. A Long Island school serving potatoes grown on Long Island for lunch. It’s true! Bay Shore Schools on Long Island’s East End recently showcased their pilot Farm-to-School program with an event featuring East End mini potatoes. The local tubers were prepared by the school’s Food and Careers Gourmet Club students and served in the school cafeteria. The project is the brainchild of Janet Sklar, director of nutritional services for the school. Since the program’s launch last fall, Long Island school districts have purchased, prepared and served 18,000 pounds of potatoes as part of 72,000 school lunches.
