新墨西哥州科布雷学区餐饮部获「金辣椒奖」 以本地食材与现做餐食服务学生
新墨西哥州科布雷联合学区（Cobre Consolidated Schools）的餐饮服务部近日获得「金辣椒奖」（Golden Chile Award），以表彰其在为学生提供营养校餐、同时支持本州农业方面的努力。
据Silver City Radio 10月22日（周四）的本地新闻报道，通过该州的「NM Grown」计划，科布雷学区把本地采购的食材和现做烹制的餐食纳入校园餐饮，帮助学生接触新鲜食物，同时支持本地生产者。报道指出，这一表彰凸显了学校供餐计划的作用：既能促进健康饮食，也能强化新墨西哥州的农业社区。
科布雷学区位于该州西南部的格兰特县一带，学区餐饮部把本地农产品写进菜单，意味着学生的餐盘与周边农场、牧场之间建立起更直接的联系，学校采购也能为本地生产者提供稳定需求。该州近年来持续通过「NM Grown」等计划推动公共机构采购本地食品，学校是其中重要的采购方。此次获奖为学区餐饮团队的工作提供了来自州层面的肯定。
来源：GSM·美国
New Mexico's Cobre School District Food Service Wins Golden Chile Award for Local Ingredients and Scratch Cooking
The food service department of New Mexico's Cobre Consolidated Schools has received the Golden Chile Award, recognizing its work to provide nutritious school meals while supporting the state's agriculture.
According to Silver City Radio's local news report on Thursday, October 22, through the state's NM Grown program the Cobre district has built locally purchased ingredients and scratch-cooked meals into its school food service, giving students access to fresh food while supporting local producers. The report said the recognition highlights the role of school meal programs in promoting healthy eating and strengthening New Mexico's agricultural communities.
The Cobre district is located in the Grant County area of southwestern New Mexico. By putting local farm products on the menu, the district's food service creates a more direct link between students' trays and nearby farms and ranches, and school purchasing provides local producers with steady demand. In recent years the state has continued to promote local food purchasing by public institutions through programs such as NM Grown, with schools among the key buyers. The award gives the district's food service team state-level recognition for its work.
Source: GSM News
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：小学生享用学校午餐。摄影：USDA，Public domain（Wikimedia Commons）。Photo: Students eating a school lunch. Photo by USDA, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons).
