The Burlington School Food Project (BSFP) is a collaborative effort in

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Goals

The goals of the Burlington School Food Project are to: * Build the capacity for Burlington to better meet the food needs of students * Increase awareness and encourage healthy food choices for children and their families * Improve Burlington School District access to food from local farms

Project partners

The Burlington School Food Project partners include the Burlington Schools Food Service of the Burlington School District, Vermont FEED,

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. BSFP is overseen by the Burlington Food Council, a group with 30 active members and over 60 supporters, including farmers, parents, school district employees, educators, students, researchers, and health and nutrition experts.Burlington Food Council

References

External links

Burlington Schools Food ServiceBSFP Newsletterarticle on BSFP
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