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New food-service director introduces kitchen garden, composting plan and rising meal participation
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Shannon McGee, the district’s new food-service director, described a growing indoor kitchen garden, plans for composting and menu experiments; staff reported an increase in meals served between November and December.
Shannon McGee, the Brentwood School District’s new food-service director, told trustees on Tuesday she is building a hands-on kitchen garden and pursuing composting and outreach to boost student participation in school meals.
McGee showed photos and described two tiered indoor grow racks in the school kitchen that are producing lettuce, herbs and other seedlings; she said students were already sampling fresh lettuce cut from the racks. McGee said the racks were acquired from another district and repurposed for the school…
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