Manheim Township School Food Service

We would recognize that 🌭 clip any where!🤩🤣 MT is VERY excited to introduce the Bao Bun starting this fall🎉🐖❤️

Sure was an incredible day of learning 🤩🐖

🤩🐖🚜What an incredible day of collaboration, learning, and culinary creativity at Manheim Township School District Manheim Township

School Food Rocks and the PA Pork Board brought together school food service directors, cooks, and cafeteria staff from Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties for an inspiring all day Farm to School learning experience. Participants had the opportunity to network with representatives from the National Pork Board, PA Pork Board, PA Pork Producers, PA State Rep. Dave Zimmerman, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and Pasa Sustainable Agriculture (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture).

🔥👨‍🍳🍽👩‍🍳The highlight of the day was a market basket-style cooking competition, where teams worked together to create delicious dishes that were later shared and enjoyed by everyone for lunch. A special thank you to our local friends at Arcobaleno Pasta Equipment, right here in Lancaster County, for demonstrating their incredible pasta-making equipment and providing a delicious addition to the competition.🍝🤩The pork bolognese sauce over FRESH pasta was absolutely unforgettable! 🤯

Events like these showcase the power of connecting schools, farmers, food producers, and community partners to strengthen Farm to School programs and bring fresh, local foods to our students. We are grateful to everyone who participated and helped make the day such a success.💙💪

We are already looking forward to another amazing Farm to School experience next school year! 🚜🤩

👏Huge shout out to Kegel's Produce & Sysco for making sure all the produce and ingredients made to our event on time!

We are getting excited to host School Food Rocks , PA Pork , Pasa Sustainable Agriculture , and NCAT Armed to Farm alongside food service professionals from all over Lancaster, Lebanon, and York on Monday! 🤩🐖 Looking forward to an amazing day!

What an incredible evening on a PA beef farm hosted by the Pennsylvania Beef Council for their first ever event: Girls That Grill! 🌾🔥🥩🤩

Food Service professionals came together to celebrate farmers, locally raised beef, and the amazing flavors of summer while learning the art of grilling beef to maximize texture, flavor, and the overall eating experience.

As a district participating in the PA Beef to Schools Program, this experience was especially meaningful. 💙 We learned about best practices for preparing and grilling/cooking of beef, explored marinades, gained a better understanding of different cuts of beef, and discovered cooking techniques for all the cuts if beef to bring out the best quality in our locally raised beef from Masonic Farms.

The highlight of the evening was enjoying a delicious farm-to-table meal right in the field, surrounded by beautiful views and great company. We were also treated to a personal tour from the beef farmer himself, giving us a firsthand look at the care, dedication, and hard work that goes into raising quality beef.

Experiences like these strengthen our connection to local agriculture, support our farmers, and inspire us to bring high-quality, locally sourced foods to our schools and communities. 😍💙🐮