Santa Barbara USD Foodservice Workers in Culinary Boot Camp

Food service workers from the Santa Barbara (CA) USD are participating in a week-long Culinary Boot Camp designed to help the schools serve more nutritious meals, reports the Santa Barbara Independent. The event, held at Santa Barbara Junior High from July 30 to August 3, is being put on by the Orfalea Foundation as part of its School Food Initiative. The camp curriculum includes both kitchen and classroom training with instructors teaching food staff how to make the transition from processed heat-and-serve meals to more healthful offerings that are cooked from scratch.