GSA Foundation Focuses on Bringing More Produce into Local Schools and Beyond
By Abby Taylor-Silva, Grower-Shipper Association Based upon local grower-shipper concern that many local schools are not equipped to receive salad bars or increase their produce distribution, the Grower- Shipper Association Foundation formed its “More Produce in Schools” program in late 2011. This program represents a new initiative on finding solutions to the national obesity epidemic by focusing on avenues to bring more produce into schools on the Central Coast.