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Dos Rios Elementary School student Zayden Crespo (left), 6, waits his turn as Oliver Ramirez, 6, and Ivan Castillo Moreno, 6, choose an apple and orange slices during lunch on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Greeley, Colo. The federal Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program had allowed the Greeley-Evans School District 6 to increase its local food offerings in recent years, but the USDA has since cut funding. Photo by Tanya Fabian / Special to The Colorado Trust

Getting kids to eat more vegetables can be a fraught endeavor. But the nutrition team at Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Weld County found a solution: When Colorado-grown produce is an option in the schools’ cafeteria lunches, students flock to the salad bar.  

“Our kitchen staff will share with us that when it is local broccoli or it’s hydroponically grown lettuce, students just gravitate to it more,” said Kara Sample, assistant director of nutrition services for the district.  

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September 14, 2017

SNAP Decision

More than 80,000 Colorado households could lose food and nutrition assistance under proposed federal cuts.

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