School Nutrition Trends and Takeaways from CSNA 2025
Most people hand out candy on Halloween, but not our Farm-to-School Team! We spent the day at the Pasadena Convention Center giving away fresh fruit, tote bags, and smiles instead. Halloween 2025 just happened to fall during the California School Nutrition Association’s Annual Conference (CSNA), one of our favorite events of the year. We had […]
5 Ways to Make Your Back-to-School Events More Fun
Back-to-school nights, open houses, and meet-the-teacher days are packed full of important information for parents and kids—but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring. Here are five ways to make your back-to-school events more fun this year without skipping the paperwork. 1. Gamify must-do tasks. Who doesn’t love games? Whether you’re working with elementary […]
10 Fun Earth Day Activities for Students
As school holidays go, Earth Day often flies under the radar. Valentine’s Day and Halloween—with their cute decorations and gift-giving traditions—get far more attention. But Earth Day activities for students are worth the effort! Not only does Earth Day remind us to protect our planet, but it’s also a great opportunity to teach students green […]
Good Fortune Fruit: Lucky Picks for Lunar New Year
For centuries, fruit has played a central role in Lunar New Year celebrations in China and other Asian countries. According to a recent Time article: Since at least the Qing dynasty, Chinese parents would place fruits like mandarin oranges, lychees, dates, or persimmons beside the pillows of their children, along with red envelopes containing money […]
The FruitGuys Shares Fresh Fruit at School Farmers Market
Have you ever handed a shiny red apple or bright pink dragon fruit over to a child and watched their little face light up? On October 18, The FruitGuys Fruit Buyer Miguel Robles was lucky enough to do just that. He set up a booth for The FruitGuys at Twinhill Elementary School in Riverside, California, […]