Por Sarah Smith, ex empleada
Nombre granja: Hintz Produce
Dirección : Hebron, Nebraska
Tipo de finca: Diversified, row crops, cow/calf and seedstock production, produce in high tunnel production and conventional outdoors.(i.e. produce, beef, orchard)
Acreage + any high tunnel, low tunnel, green houses or other season extension used: High tunnel production of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.
¿Quién trabaja en tu granja? Myself, my son, daughter and wife as well as some part time hired help.
Schools you are selling to: Thayer Central
Artículos/alimentos que se venden regularmente a las escuelas.: Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon and occasionally sweet corn
Actividades en la escuela en las que has participado o en las que la escuela ha venido a tu granja para participar.:Titan Beef Farm to School Kickoff and child education.
Comparte tu mayor éxito en el programa "De la granja a la escuela".: When you see a child outside of school with their parent and the child says to the parent, “That’s Mark, he brings tomatoes and watermelons that are really good for lunch to the school.”
Comparte tu mayor desafío de la granja a la escuela.: Being able to supply produce to surrounding schools in a manner that is feasible in terms of transportation.
Comparte tu mejor consejo o recomendación para la adquisición, procesamiento y/o almacenamiento de alimentos frescos.: Pick it fresh and get it in refrigerated storage quickly.
¿Dónde cuenta su historia su granja? In the school newsletter.
Otra información que te gustaría compartir sobre tu granja o experiencia, o una historia divertida de tu trabajo con una escuela.: We take great pride in growing and sorting out only the best quality to provide the school or sell to the public. We try to not have much waste. What isn’t used right away is processed through canning or donated to a food bank.
