Our goal is to provide quality and nutritious food to our students everyday and promote the health of students today and in the future. We currently serve almost 2 million free meals per school year serving approximately 4,000 breakfasts and 7,000 lunches daily. We strive to provide all Brentwood Union School District students with nutritious choices, professional service, a safe and sanitary environment and an overall enjoyable dining experience.
Union School District Wellness Policy
Brentwood
Sweet Corn | Persimmons | Milk
Nana Mae’s Organics Simoni & Massoni Farms
Frog Hollow Farm Crystal Creamery
Apples
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Types of Apples
CA Specializes In:
1. Gala
2. Fuji
There are The U.S. is home to approximately 322,000 acres of apple orchards.
2,500+
Apples are grown on 25,000+ acres throughout California. California is the 5th largest apple producing apples are
Apple trees take 4- 8 years to start producing fruit. different varieties of apples are grown in the U.S.
Most apples are HAND-PICKED. An apple blossom is the flower that comes from an apple tree.
Nana Mae’s Organics
Nana Mae’s Organics is a familyowned & operated fruit farm.
Paul Kolling (owner of Nana Mae’s Organics) named the farm after his grandmother.
Nana Mae’s Organics is home to 400 acres of apple orchards. kinds of heirloom apples are grown at Nana Mae’s Organics.
Nana Mae’s Organics bottles their Gravenstein apple juice
Nana Mae’s Organics is located in
California
Sweet Corn
California harvests around 26,000 acres of sweet corn each year.
The U.S. is the LARGEST producer, consumer & exporter of corn in the world.
Humans only eat sweet corn
California is the 2nd largest sweet corn producing state. Corn is grown on EVERY continent except Antarctica.
In many other countries, corn is called “maize
1 corn stalk produces 1 - 3 ears of corn
Corn stalks can grow between 7 – 10 feet tall.
An ear of corn ALWAYS
There are around 800 kernels on each ear of corn. field crop.
Simoni & Massoni Farms
Simoni &
Simoni & Massoni Farms is a owned & operated
Simoni & Massoni Farms was established in as well as blue lake green beans.
Simoni & Massoni Farms is located in Brentwood, CA.
Simoni & Massoni Farms injects their sweet corn with ice to preserve its sweetness.
Persimmons California
Most persimmons grown in California are from Fresno, Tulare & San Diego counties.
The majority of all persimmons grown in the U.S. are from California.
Persimmon trees can be 15 - 20 feet tall.
This is a fuyu variety of persimmon.
Persimmons prefer to grow in warm climates with full sun.
A persimmon tree can take up to years before it starts producing fruit.
types of commercially grown persimmons: hachiya 2 Persimmons are a part
Frog Hollow Farm
Frog Hollow Farm is an organic farm started by Al Courchesne
Frog Hollow Farm prioritizes sustainability and using regenerative practices on their farm.
Frog Hollow Farm is home to 280 acres of fruit trees.
A wide variety of fruits are grown on Frog Hollow Farm including persimmons, cherries, peaches & more!
Frog Hollow Farm hires year-round employees.
California is the number 1 milk producing state in the U.S.
46% of California milk goes into making California cheese.
Cows:
Brown Swiss
California is home to 1,100+ dairy farms.
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated.
Milking Shorthorn
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day. Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!
Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!
ALL 50 states have dairy farms! Milk is the source of ALL products!
The U.S. produces ~21 BILLION gallons of milk each year.
Crystal Creamery
Crystal Creamery was founded by George Knox in 1901
Crystal Creamery is the oldest family-owned dairy in California.
Treating their cows with care & dignity is Crystal Creamery’s top priority.
