MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week Brings Fresh Maryland Food to Public Schools

ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 13, 2012) – Students in hundreds of public schools across the state will get a taste of fresh, Maryland-grown and produced food in their lunches during the fifth annual Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week, Sept. 17-21. A statewide celebration with special educational activities and local lunch with students, farmers, and state and local officials will take place at North Dorchester High School in Dorchester County from noon to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 18, followed by a tour of S.B. Farms (bison) in Hurlock (Dorchester County) starting at 1:30 p.m.

Now celebrating its fifth year, Homegrown School Lunch Week is an element of the Jane Lawton Farm to School Program, when SB 158 was signed into law by Governor O’Malley following the 2008 Session of the Maryland General Assembly. The program is designed to help educate students about where their food comes from, how it is produced, and the benefits of a healthy diet as well as to expand markets for Maryland farmers. More information: www.marylandfarmtoschool.org.

WHAT:
Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week Statewide Celebration

WHERE/WHERE:
Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Speaking program begins at noon, followed by lunch with students at 12:30 p.m.

North Dorchester High School (Dorchester County)
5745 Cloverdale Road, Hurlock, MD 21643 (410) 943-4511

Tour of S.B. Farms (bison) will begin at 1:30 p.m.
7010 Hynson Road, Hurlock, Maryland 21643 www.sbfarmsinc.com

WHO:
Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance; Dorchester County Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Henry Wagner; North Dorchester High School Principal Lynn Webber, and Maryland State Department of Education’s Stewart Eidel.

NOTE:
Please confirm attendance by calling 410-841-5889 or 410-841-5888.