From the latest NH Farm to School Program [1] newsletter, a new variation on bringing local food to our schools:

Fish to School

 

The idea of Fish to School started over a year ago at a seacoast Farm to School matchmaking event. Carolyn Eastman of Eastman’s Fish and Paddy Anderson of Granite State Fish began making school connections by providing Gulf of Maine shrimp for a “Taste It Day” at Little Harbor School in Portsmouth. Soon thereafter, the Exeter school district began purchasing fish for their menu. This was preceded by a fish filleting class for the cafeteria staff.

 

Now fresh caught local fish is served regularly at Seabrook, Exeter, Hampton, Hampton Falls, and North Hampton schools.  Recipes for fish cakes, baked fish with crumbs, fish chowder and fish tacos are provided to food service staff.  The Eastmans are also freezing fish which allows fish to be available in bulk when needed by the schools and also brings costs down. Varieties of fish available vary with the time of year, but examples of some of the species you can expect are Cod, Pollock, Hake and Red Fish.

 

For more information contact:  [2] http://www.eastmansfish.com/

[3] http://granitestatefish.org/welcome

[4] http://extension.unh.edu/Marine/NHSeafood.htm

[5] http://www.rimrackfish.com/

To learn more about the NH Farm to School program: [6] http://www.nhfarmtoschool.org/