Apples for Schools

Here at AppleManFarms we have set up a quick and easy way for schools to get fresh New Brunswick grown apples. Get a 20 pound box for $26.00

Features of our service:

• service to all New Brunswick Schools and Recreation facilities
• convenient 20 lb box unit
• small apples to give more servings per box (approx 75 apples per box)
• set up automatic delivery 4 days per week (Tuesday to Friday) and for as many weeks as you want

For more info contact Blair Stirling OR call (506) 486-2147.

The following is a quote from the Province of New Brunswick’s Wellness Strategy.

5-10 a day – It’s the Healthy Way
There is string and growing evidence that sufficient consumption of vegetables and fruit helps to prevent many diseases and promotes good health.  An adequate daily intake of vegetables and fruits could help prevent chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers. Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating recommends 5-10 servings per day of fruits and vegetables. Currently, we know that New Brunswick children and youth fall short of this recommendation.

To support this objective and to complement the Department of Education’s new healthy food and beverages policy in schools, a healthy food grant program will be installed in middle schools to promote the consumption of vegetables and fruits. This initiative will also develop community links so that fruits and vegetables are more readily available in recreational community facilities such as rinks and pools.  A full-time nutritionist will assist in the implementation and delivery of the grant program as well as other nutrition related initiatives.