“As the food service director for the elementary schools in Brattleboro I’m held to higher standards then the federal or even state guidelines require. The Food Connects team helps me meet and exceed those standards. With trainings on everything from local procurement to how trauma forms food associations Food Connects has helped me evolve into a more caring and understanding person—leading me to be better equipped to deal with the multitude of students needs we provide for. The crew at the Food Hub is wonderful and never fails to get my orders to me—even when it means personally driving them in their own cars! And Sheila, on the Farm to School team, has been an invaluable source of inspiration and coaching. The entire Food Connects team and the mission they support are always there to help guide and support us any way they can.”

“Our program is about getting the best local food onto the trays of our students and Food Connects helps us do it. Making meals in schools means following a lot of regulations and the support we get from the Farm to School Staff at Food Connects saves us time, which keeps us in the kitchen and off the computer.”