WEST JORDAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the Jordan School District’s Farm to School program, which has been bringing locally grown produce to school cafeterias for the past seven years, with its One in a Melon award.

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The USDA says when a school district adds fresh off-the-farm produce to cafeteria menus, children love it. And when students try new, fresh food there tends to be less waste and higher school breakfast and lunch participation rates.

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