Farm-to-School Programs: Perspectives of School Food Service Professionals

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-91

  Izumi, Betty T ^a   Alaimo, Katherine ^b   Hamm, Michael W ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

children; farm to school program; fruits and vegetables; qualitative methods; school food service

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COST; CROP; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STUDENT; VEGETABLE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77649205279     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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