Fish to Schools Archives

Fish to School: Sitka lunch program continues to satisfy

by Emily Russell, KCAW | Mar 13, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

Fish to School is a weekly lunch program in Sitka that gets wild salmon out of a fisherman’s net and onto a student’s plate.
Downloadable audio.

Patagonia chef adds twist to Sitka’s Fish-to-Schools

by KCAW News | Aug 24, 2016 | The Morning Interview

Tracy On is a chef at Patagonia Headquarters in Ventura, CA. She’ll be in Sitka for two weeks working with the Sitka Conservation Society on their Fish to Schools Program. Downloadable audio.

Kids thank fishermen at “Fish to Schools” lunch

by Brielle Schaeffer, KCAW | Feb 17, 2016 | The CorvidEYE

Sitka Conservation Society held its annual “We Love Our Fishermen Lunch” at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School today (2-17-16) to thank the commercial fishermen who donate salmon and other seafood to provide school lunch to students in Sitka.

Sitka’s fish-to-schools a ‘success story’ at foods conference

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 2, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s Fish-to-Schools program will be one of the featured presentations this week at a regional meeting on sustainable food systems.

Sitka guidebook charts course for Fish-to-Schools programs

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 19, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s Fish-to-Schools program will be easier to reproduce in other communities, thanks to a new handbook from the Sitka Conservation Society. A Guide to Serving Local Fish in School Cafeterias was published online last week (3-14-14) by the Society. It contains everything someone needs to know to navigate the sometimes-choppy waters to get locally-caught seafood onto public school menus.