VILLAGE KITCHEN
About the Village School Kitchen
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Thank you Village School Families for your continued support of our food service program.
We are proud to be cooking meals from scratch using mostly whole, organic and local foods.
As you look over the monthly menu with your child, please keep the following in mind:
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Each lunch includes milk as well as fresh fruits and vegetables from our salad bar.
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Our milk is local and organic from Umpqua Dairy.
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We order a majority of our produce from local, organic farmers and through Organically Grown Company, a locally owned and operated distributor.
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Most of our dried goods come from Hummingbird Wholesale, another wonderful locally owned and operated distributor.
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In order to maintain an affordable and sustainable program all meals are vegetarian.
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Vegan options are available every day.
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Gluten free meals are indicated by “GF” on the menu.
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If your child has a food allergy, please fill out the food allergy form in the office and speak with us before sending them through the lunch line.
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Breakfast will be available as grab and go meals for students to eat before school or during morning snack time. Breakfast service begins at 8:00am and ends at 8:20am.
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Menu items are subject to change if/when unforeseen circumstances occur.
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The more people who participate in our meal program, the stronger our healthy school lunch program will be!
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Free Meals
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The Village School is now providing free meals to all students through the USDA's Community Eligibility Provision. The Village School receives 90% of the normal fees from a combination of federal and state funding. We hope to recover the remaining 10% through fundraising. The savings for families who were previously paying for meals is considerable: $650 per year for lunch for a single student.
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How to Pay for Meal Balances from Prior Years
Please log in to the Paypal Link Portal to pay for school meal balances from prior years:
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Village School Wellness Policy
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The Village School is committed to supporting the health and well-being of every student, and to to promoting a culture of health and wellbeing for all school employees. Our wellness program provides appropriate tools to achieve this. We recognize that it is the school’s role to model and actively practice, through policies and procedures, the promotion of nutrition education, physical activity and environmental, social and sexual health. The policies outlined in this document are intended to create a school environment that protects and promotes the health of our students. We see this as a living document, and are always interested in hearing people's suggested improvements.
​VS-Wellness-Policy-June28-2017.pdf
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Village School Kitchen Media
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Most recent Lane County Environmental Health Inspection Results: Sept 16, 2022
Most recent Lane County Environmental Health Inspection Results: May 27, 2022
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FNS Nondiscrimination Statement
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In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation
for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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