School Lunch
Polenta Pizza
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012The mention of Cooking Up Change in our Main Dish story (right) reminded us of this winning recipe for polenta pizza, created by former C.U.C. teen champs. It features pizza made from scratch as well as a tangy, fruity slaw on the side, and it’s all done in half an hour.
Teens Cooking Up Change In Winston-Salem

Cooking Up Change winners (from left) Mari Joe Gorjon, Brianda Cisnenos Hernandez, and Jarion Southerland in North Carolina. (Photo by WINSTON-SALEM SCHOOLS)
Ohio Students Grow Food for School Lunch
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012When teens at Liberty Union High School in Baltimore, Ohio, step up to their school salad bar at lunchtime, they know the lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers are fresh. That’s because many of those students grew the veggies in the school’s greenhouse and harvested the produce that very morning.
All the food is grown hydroponically – with nutrients and water but no soil – which has lots of advantages. But when the tomatoes, won’t ripen, well, that causes its own challenges.

Tech Prep students at Liberty Union High School in Baltimore, Ohio, manage the school's hydroponic garden which fills the weekly salad bar at lunch. (Photo by NBC4i.COM)