
| Maine School Food Service Association |
| Download these sample documents to help you make your Maine Harvest Lunch event a success! Copy of 5th Annual Maine Harvest Lunch Farmers Needed! Harvest Menu 06 Farm Border Harvest Principals Letter Maine Harvest Lunch Press Release Poster Contest Information Shipping Amounts Task List |
| Maine Harvest Lunch 2007 was a success! We celebrated Maine foods and increased student's awareness of where their food comes from! Look at what some directors served! Let us know what you did! |
| Nykki Grindle in Bar Harbor: Hamburger/Gravy (Not able to get local beef) Mashed Potato, Roasted Veggies, Carrots & Zucchini with Blueberry Crisp for dessert |
| Millinocket Schools served: Aroostook Baked Potato Bar w/Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese - (all from Aroostook county) or Local Beef & Bean Chili & Chips or Chicken Tenders & Oven Fries there were many sides available from Maine Farms: Organic Wheat (Aurora Mills) Rolls w/Maine Maple Butter, Corn on the Cob, Mashed Butternut Squash, Sliced Cucumbers, & Tomatoes, Apples, Wild Blueberry Crisp and Garelick Dairy Milk all items came from Maine Farms & producers. |
| Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD#3 and Union 49, Southport and Edgecomb had a successful Harvest lunch. The menu was: Vegeterian Chili Baked Potatoes with broccoli and cheese sauce Tossed salad w/ Homemade honey mustard dressing Whole Wheat bread w/ Strawberry Jam Cornmeal Bread Corn on the cob Blueberry Cobbler/ Chef Cheryl Wixson 's recipe Apples Milk |
| Notre Dame in Saco had a harvest meal with corn donated by a parent...fresh tomatoes and cukes for our salad bar. An option for breakfast was fresh blueberry muffins, berries picked for the students by another generous parent. I often get fresh veggies from local gardens. What a great idea. We tried fresh haddock off the Camp Ellis docks, but the kids did not care for the fish. |
| Five Town CSD / MSAD# 28 in Rockport 1st: Organic Burgers 2nd: BLT's with Maine Bread, Lettuce and Tomatoes . 3rd: Crab Stuffed Potabella Mushrooms 4th: Veggie Pizza using Maine Crust and Cheese 5th: Ruebens with all Maine ingredients 6th: Salad Bar Items from our greenhouse |
| Durham Schools had bisson meat burgers, corn on the cob, lettuce and tomato and blueberry cake using wild Maine blueberries, and of course, Maine made milk. |
| Camden Hills had native Maine Crabmeat! |
| Monmouth had turkey with gravy, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, pumpkin muffins, apple crisp, and milk. This was their biggest lunch count so far this year. |
| Below are pictures from Gorham Schools Maine Harvest Day courtesy of Ron Adams |

| Above Annette parent volunteer from Millinocket is ready to help students make choices from all these delicious Maine Foods! |
| York schools served fresh corn on the cob, garden salad, apples and milk with their whole wheat veggie pizza. Students enjoyed husking their corn in the school yard early in the morning to help with the celebration. |
| Maine Harvest Day 2008 will be Sept. 17th Tips for A Successful Harvest Day Downloadable Farm to School Cookbook courtesy of Massachusetts Dept. of Agriculture Looking for Local Farms? Try Get Real Maine |
| Maine Harvest Lunch Training April 29th in Westbrook Read article |