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ScratchWorks Welcomes a New Advisory Committee Member, RJ Lane

ScratchWorks Blog, August 2025 By Abby de Riel We sat down with RJ Lane, District Chef of West Contra Costa Unified School District in the Bay Area of California, who is the newest Advisory Committee Member of ScratchWorks. Voted in this August, RJ first came to ScratchWorks in the 2023 Gathering in Austin and found…

Second ScratchWorks Gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brings Over 100 School Food Professionals Together to Increase Scratch Cooking in Schools

ScratchWorks Blog, June 2025 By Abby de Riel ScratchWorks is supported thanks to generous funding from the Chef Ann Foundation, From Now On Fund, Life Time Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, Wellness in the Schools, and Whole Kids Foundation. We are proud to report that 105 food service professionals from 80 school districts across the country…

The Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing: Interview with Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary and Wellness Services for Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota

ScratchWorks Blog, March 2025 By Abby de Riel We sat down with Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary and Wellness Services for Minneapolis Public Schools, whose career spans more than 35 years of combined management experience in the hospitality industry and school food service. He initiated one of Minnesota’s first Farm to School programs, brought salad…

Interview with Julianna Carvi, Food Service Director of Bexley City Schools, Ohio

Interview with Julianna Carvi, Food Service Director of Bexley City Schools, Ohio ScratchWorks Blog, December 2024 By Abby de Riel We sat down with Julianna Carvi, Food Service Director of Bexley City Schools, Ohio, to talk about the importance of scratch cooking. A staff member of Wellness in the Schools, a founding ScratchWorks organization, interviewed Julianna…

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