The Chronicle's Education Station 11/17/24

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This week’s top Education Stories…

Springfield mascots celebrate Centennial Elementary’s 60th birthday

Photos of the school over the decades lay out on display for families to look through. SPRINGFIELD – Centennial Elementary School celebrated its 60th birthday on Nov. 8 with a…

14 Nov 2024

Springfield mascots celebrate Centennial Elementary’s 60th birthday

Photos of the school over the decades lay out on display for families to look through. SPRINGFIELD – Centennial Elementary School celebrated its 60th birthday on Nov. 8 with a…

14 Nov 2024

Go2: Things 2 do in November

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Cottage Grove Lions Club, noon, Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant, 401 E. Main St. Cottage Grove Rotary Club, noon, El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant, 725 E. Gibbs Ave. Filbert…

7 Nov 2024

Go2: Things 2 do in November

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Cottage Grove Lions Club, noon, Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant, 401 E. Main St. Cottage Grove Rotary Club, noon, El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant, 725 E. Gibbs Ave. Filbert…

7 Nov 2024

Did you hear that? Schools salute locally-grown food with simultaneous crunch

Serenity (5) giggles as she enjoys her fresh pear. BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE

Not far from the bustling hub of urban neighborhoods in Eugene and Springfield is a thriving agricultural area. The outskirts of Lane County are scattered with family farms working to feed their community. But besides farm stores and farmers markets, these farms do not always have the opportunity to sell all their produce.

For example, Annette Pershern, pictured above, is the owner of River Bend Farm in Pleasant Hill, and has had seasons when she had thousands of pounds of pears she could not distribute to her community.

This is where the Farm to School program comes in to help.

October was Farm to School month, and this year was the first year Springfield Public Schools participated in Oregon’s annual CRUNCH event. On this day, students nationwide can bite into a locally grown fruit or vegetable for a simultaneous crunch.

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