USDA and the National Food Safety Management Institute (NFSMI) are working together to provide free training to school food service professionals. The training will help schools serve healthy meals that students enjoy and comply with the nutrition standards found in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Below First Lady Michelle Obama thanks school nutrition professionals for their hard work and encourages them to take advantage of this unique opportunity. | U.S. Department of Agriculture

ORGANIC RISING - Demystifying Organic Agriculture Watch the award-winning Documentary: www.organicrisingfilm.com Now with subtitles in: Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese and Japanese. Did you know, you can influence what the USDA organic label represents? Organic watchdog groups such as the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), The Cornucopia Institute, and others represent consumers at the bi-annual National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meetings and determine what the USDA organic

DYK: The a third party must verify a product that has a USDA organic label on it. | NSF | Facebook