Garden for Lunch

Portland's elementary school kids received a special homegrown addition to their lunches on Tuesday--roasted potatoes and carrots from Longfellow's very own garden. Now that's what we call "eating local."

More than 2,000 students ate up the 112 pounds of potatoes and 140 pounds of carrots that were harvested from the garden just a couple weeks ago. According to Blair Currier, Portland School's Local Foods Specialist, the local lunch is one of the district's most popular meals. Longfellow students--and garden volunteers--should take pride in the fact that they're creating a more sustainable, environmentally friendly and yummy food system.

Word is the chicken nuggets were pretty good, too.