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09/27/08
Peering into a bowl of locally grown zucchini and batter that would, after 50-60 minutes in the oven, produce a chocolate zucchini cake, fifth-grader Tydus Williams opened his eyes wide. 
J. Henson - The Capital
Dezjea Allen, 10, digs into her school lunch which contains locally grown produce. The fifth-grader at Pasadena Elementary School was among county students who bought lunch in school cafeterias last week during Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week, and got free samples of fresh local produce.Find Us On Facebook
"It's like dinner and dessert mixed," he said. It was just the beginning. During their annual visit to Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center last week, Tydus and his classmates from Millersville Elementary School tried red and green bell peppers, spaghetti squash with garlic sauce and summer-squash-infused macaroni and cheese, as part of a weeklong push throughout the state to introduce students to fresh, local...
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Falling a bit short - 2008-09-27 13:21:01
It is a great thing that they are introducing other things to children in school besides pizza and hamburgers. I do however find it offensive when they decided to serve watermelon on the ethnic appreciation day. Is this supposed to be a joke? Black = watermelon now? I am white and offended. I know this because my HS child came home and told me about it, he thought what the heck?! when he was served it.
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