Kiersten Firquain, Bistro Kids (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Kiersten Firquain, Bistro Kids

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In Lafayette County, Kiersten Firquain, a chef with Bistro Kids, presented a demonstration on creative ways to prepare fresh vegetables and incorporate them into school meals. She also taught knife technique at the Farm to Cafeteria workshop attended by area school food service staff. In 2007, Bistro Kids launched the Farm to School Lunch Program and currently feeds healthy lunches to nearly 1,000 students in Kansas City and St. Louis.

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