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06/11/2026
Had a blast last week celebrating our two team members retiring this year with a combined *46* years dedicated to school food service! 🌱
Serving Up Joy: Celebrating the Retirement of Theresa Ruiz and Diana Morgado! - Community Roots After decades of care and dedication, it’s time to put down the ladles and celebrate – two of our longest-serving team members are...
06/09/2026
Thank you, Bear River High School, for the shoutout in your yearbook! Our team loves being part of your campus community and wishes everyone a great summer break. See you in the new year! 🌱
06/04/2026
Happy 80th Birthday, National School Lunch Program! We are grateful for the decades-long commitment to feeding kids and celebrating the impact we and many other colleagues can make by not just feeding but nourishing students! 🌱
On June 4, 1946, the National School Lunch Program was born. 80 years later, we’ve still got work to do, but we celebrate the generations of kids this program has fed. Shoutout to our friends over at School Nutrition Association for a legacy of serving excellence!🎉
06/01/2026
Tune into KNCO Newstalk 830 Insight now to hear our Executive Director, Sam, in conversation with Brett Bentley of Food Bank of Nevada County about supporting kids with meals this summer while school is out! 🌱
05/27/2026
Who else enjoyed the *berry* delicious upgrade to this morning's school breakfast? 🙋This scratch-cooked blueberry compote- made with fresh, organic, CA-grown blueberries- was the perfect addition to the banana sheet pan pancake. What a tasty way to start a Wednesday! 🫐
05/26/2026
A big thank you to Clear Creek School for having us at your Open House last week! We loved hearing feedback and ideas from students and families 🌱
05/22/2026
School may be out but feeding kids continues throughout the summer! We are thrilled to be launching a new program this year that provides a weekly bag with 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches *per child* 18 and under. Check out the flyers for more info and use the QR code to pre-register. 🌱
05/15/2026
shoutout to WildRiver Fruit, a family farm located in Marysville growing beautiful kiwis and mandarins students have been enjoying in cafeterias across our community. Did you know that kiwi can be green, golden, and even red? Thank you to this amazing family farm for nourishing our kids! Learn more at www.wildriverfruit.com
05/06/2026
Check out this sweet Union Hill Bearcat rocking the Community Roots gear for "Dress Up Like a Staff Member" Day during Spirit Week last week! 🤩 Ms. Dana and Ms. Savannah were tickled by the recognition, which definitely fit in with School Lunch Hero Day on Friday! 🌱
05/04/2026
As we plug away doing what we can day-to-day, these kinds of broader reforms and strategies could be real game-changers on the road to the school food vision we're striving for. We already know #5 has been a huge win for CA kids! 🌱