The article highlights the significance of sugar beets in Utah's agricultural history and their role in the Farm to School movement. Kate Wheeler emphasizes the educational opportunities for students through local food sourcing, gardening, and nutrition education. By engaging students with local produce, they learn about their state's history and food systems. Wheeler advocates for integrating these components within the educational framework, asserting that this multifaceted approach strengthens food programs and enhances school lunch quality, which historically suffers from a poor reputation despite significant improvements.
"This is a movement to change the way all of these other programs are interacting with the food system," she said.
"Have you tried school lunch lately? Like, have you been to a school and eaten school lunch?"
Wheeler believes the tool becomes stronger when all three of these wings are combined in classrooms, cafeterias, and the community.
Students can learn about Utah's history with the beet in social studies class. They can plant the beets in school gardens.
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