Friday Focus
January 20, 2023
SCHOOL NUTRITION NEWSLETTER
message from the director
This week's stories come from the world of agriculture. By keeping up with farming challenges, we learn the possible impact they may have on our supply chain, menus and food cost. I also couldn't help thinking about Farmer Bentley's discovery that no two snowflakes are the same. Like all of you, each person has a unique bearing on the team. Ken Blanchard said, "None of us is as smart as all of us." Value each other's differences and listen to all opinions without judgment because everyone matters. I think the past few years are proof that together, we can do anything!
With gratitude,
Kathy
"Snowflake" Bentley
This article is from Magnetic Ag:
We've all heard how the shape of every snowflake is completely unique. But how did we first learn that? Well, a dairy farmer of course. Wilson Alwyn Bentley spent his whole life working on his family's dairy farm in Vermont. But in his spare time, he collected snowflakes to put them under his microscope—and draw their patterns. Eventually, that interest snowballed, and his family purchased a camera for him to take photos of the flakes. That first photograph he took of a snowflake in 1885 is considered the first one in history. He eventually took 5,000 pictures—but still farmed his whole life. You can read "Snowflake" Bentley's whole story here.
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