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Programme “School Milk and Fruit” participates in the finals of “Čē Čē Championship”

This year, for the 18th time, the biggest school bonding festival "Čē Čē Championship" in Europe is taking place. The final of championship, in which about 12,000 children and young ...
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581 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE CREATIVE WORK CONTEST “MY HEALTHY MENU”

Till April 22, 1-4th grade students had opportunity to participate in the creative work competition "My Healthy Menu", which is organized in the frame of the programme "School Milk ...
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Children receive planting sets – this year will grow dill and letuce

We have a spring update! The Rural Support Service of Latvia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Sedumi Ltd have prepared a set of planting boxes which are going to be ...
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Main activities of the school year 2022/2023!

We are happy to continue maintaining the programme “School Milk and Fruit” and provide children with dairy products and healthy fruits and vegetables three times a week! Information about main activities ...
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Milk for your health!

A glass of milk every day? Exactly, because milk is very important part of the daily nutrition. It contains phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, as well as proteins. In addition, milk contains ...
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Milk processing secrets!

Milk gives us many different products, they can be sweet and sour. Who processes milk and how? When milk is in the factory, specialists with the help of a special ...
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Looking for an answer – where does milk come from?

Milk that you can find in stores comes from cows. They usually live in large and also smaller homes - called farms. There you can meet both small calves and ...
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HOW MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DO YOU NEED?

We have great opportunity to enjoy so many taste nuances - sweet, bitter, salty, sour and more. It is important to start your meal with vegetables, because together with proteins ...
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Path of vegetables from field to table

Each vegetable and fruit need different care and the way of storage also differs for each one. For example, growing potatoes involves many different techniques and devices – in spring ...
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DIVERSITY OF VEGETABLES IN LATVIA

Have you ever wondered why the most valuable are fruits, berries and vegetables grown here in Latvia? Most of our vegetables grow in the field, where they get their characteristic taste ...
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Distribution of products for this school year has started!

From October 2nd, children of educational institutions in Latvia are receiving milk, fruits and vegetables within the programme "School Milk and Fruit”. In this school year 270, 633 children in ...
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SPRING ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAMME

Busyness and activity suits well for spring! Programme "School Milk and Fruits" is happy to organize different events, as well as participate into the various activities. In the mid of April ...
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School year 2021/2022 activities

Latvia successfully continues to operate the programme “School Milk and Fruit”. This is an opportunity for children and young people to receive dairy products as well as fruits and vegetables ...
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Schools actively participate in the programme ” School Milk and Fruit”

RSS has summarized information about educational institutions participating in the programme of school year 2022/2023. It’s positive that programme promotes involvement and gathers an increasing number of participants in different ...
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EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME!

Until October 14 European Commission organizes a survey about the European Union's support programme of fruits, vegetables and milk supply to educational institutions. This programme has gained great popularity among ...
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WHERE DOES THE MILK COME? LET’S FIND THE ANSWERS TOGETHER!

Every day in the farm "Lestene" is very busy! The farm hosts almost a thousand cows - both large cows and small calves. In this video story, responsive host shows ...
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GET TO NOW THE WAY – FROM SEED TO VEGETABLE!

In the farm “Gundegas” you can find almost all possible vegetables - carrots and beets, as well as tomatoes and cucumbers. And cucumbers are the main heroes in this video ...
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Programme “School Milk and Fruit” in magazines and videos!

This spring was very active - number of interesting and exploratory activities were launched within the programme. We have posted actual information on the programme's website, also had active communication ...
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STUDENTS, PARENTS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INVITED TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION!

From May 5 to July 28 this year a public consultation on EU Support programme for the supply of fruits, vegetables and milk to educational institutions is taking place. This ...
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2021 RESULTS – MORE THAN 40.5 THOUSAND TONS OF MILK, MORE THAN 8.8 THOUSAND TONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES CONSUMED

EU programme “School Milk and Fruit” has gained great popularity among children and young people over the years. In year 2020/ 2021 there were 1302 educational institutions involved in the programme, ...
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Competition “Be active! Do it together!” – great opportunity for children and families!

Earlier this year the University of Latvia, the University of Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Rural Support Service of Latvia in cooperation with educational institutions organized a competition ...
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“SCHOOL MILK AND FRUIT” RESULTS – MORE THAN 37 THOUSAND TONS OF MILK, ALMOST 8000 TONS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CONSUMED

EU support programme for the supply of fruit, vegetables and milk to educational institutions implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia has gained great popularity among children and young ...
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THIS YEAR MORE CHILDREN IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WILL DRINK MILK AND EAT VEGETABLES AND FRUITS!

It is known which educational institutions will participate in the programme "School Milk and Fruit" this school year. Positive that this year there are 242 educational institutions more than in ...
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20th Anniversary of World Milk Day

On June 1 the World Milk Day is celebrated around the world. In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations decided that June 1 would be the ...
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WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE PROGRAMME “SCHOOL MILK AND FRUIT”?

Latvia successfully operates the programme “School Milk and Fruit”. This is an opportunity for children and young people to receive dairy products as well as fruits and vegetables three times ...
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PRE-SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE CALENDARS – TEACHING MATERIALS

Specialists of the University of Agriculture of Latvia have prepared study materials for pre-school children - calendars for the new school year. These are not just calendars, but also encouraging tasks ...
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Latvia mentioned as an example of good practice in promoting the programme “School Milk and Fruit”

Programme website www.piensaugliskolai.lv is recognized as one of the best practice examples among other European Union countries. The website contains all the current information about the programme, activities for children, ...
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RESULTS OF THE PROGRAMME “SCHOOL MILK AND FRUIT”

INFOGRAPHICS – “Milk, fruits and vegetables” EU support programme for the supply of fruit, vegetables and milk to educational institutions, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in Latvia, has been very ...
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Invitation for children to participate in the competition “From seed to table”

How does seed grow? How to care for the plant? How certain plants can be used in cooking? These are just some of the questions children will look for at ...
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THREE INTERESTING VIDEO STORIES ON THE PROGRAMME “SCHOOL MILK AND FRUIT” HAVE BEEN PREPARED

Several videos have been prepared in order to tell about the aims of the programme, its progress in schools and kindergartens, about products - milk, fruit and vegetables distributed to ...
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Materials for teachers on food and its production

There have been prepared various materials for teachers within the framework of the programme “School Milk and Fruit” to make lessons on this topic more interesting. The Lifelong Learning Center at ...
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“The EU school fruit, vegetebles and milk scheme” activities 2017/2018

See the highlights of "The EU school fruit, vegetebles and milk scheme" activities in Latvia - school year 2017/2018! 13.06.2018.
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RSS OF LATVIA CALLS CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION “SCHOOL MILK AND FRUIT”

The Rural Support Service of Latvia and the Ministry of Agriculture invite pre-school educational institutions and all the pupils in Latvia (grade 1- 9) participate in the contest "School Milk ...
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Schools and kindergartens receive fruits and vegetables

From November 1 the supply of fruit and vegetables to educational institutions has started. Both - dairy products, fruits and vegetables are distributed three times in week. Fruit and vegetable release ...
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Distribution of publicity posters to educational institutions

Starting a new period of fruit, vegetables and milk supply in schools, the Rural Support Service of Latvia has designed programme posters (size A2) and started delivery to educational institutions. There ...
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Current activity results of the programmes “School milk” and “School fruit”

INFOGRAPHYCS – “SCHOOL MILK” INFOGRAPHYCS – “SCHOOL FRUIT” European Commission programmes “School Milk” and “School Fruit” implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture have ...
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Measures implementation plan for school supplies with fruits and vegetables in year 2016 – 2021

Nowadays adults and children more and more often choose to eat outdoors by purchasing a pre-cooked meal or fast snacks that contain a lot of fat and added sugar and ...
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