Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

New Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) USDA grants have been awarded to twenty-one St. Paul elementary schools. The grant is administered by Minnesota Department of Education and coordinated by Nutrition Services. Eight schools are continuing from the previous grant and thirteen new schools are starting in January. The participating schools are:

Ames Elementary
Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary
Bruce F. Vento Elementary
Cherokee Heights West Side School of Excellence
Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary
Eastern Heights Elementary
Four Seasons A+ Elementary
Frost Lake Magnet
Hancock-Hamline University Collaborative Magnet
Hayden Heights Elementary
Jackson Preparatory Magnet
Linwood Monroe Arts Plus — Linwood Campus
Linwood Monroe Arts Plus — Monroe Campus
Longfellow Humanities Magnet
Maxfield Magnet School of Academic Excellence
Museum Magnet
Nokomis Montessori Magnet
North End Elementary
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary
Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet School
Prosperity Heights Elementary

The goal of the FFVP is to:

Create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices
Expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience
Increase children's fruit and vegetable consumption
Make a difference in children's diets to impact their present and future health

Resource materials

For Nutrition Services staff:
Fruit and Vegetable Schedule — March
Fruit and Vegetable Schedule — April
Order Portion Guide

For Principals:
Letter to Staff
Letter to Parents
Newsletter article
Classroom sign

For Teachers:
Fruit and Vegetable Schedule — March
Fruit and Vegetable Schedule — April
Fruit and Vegetable Overview Materials
Nutrition Education Activities
Links to curriculum websites
Community Design Center of Minnesota's Cooking and Nutrition Program