Students taste local berries in monthly food program

East Vancouver — Burton Elementary School hosted Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month program this month, and 335 students were treated to local strawberries. The berries came from Gonzalez Berry Farm in Cornelius, Ore. Strawberries were then featured on the lunch menu throughout elementary schools in Evergreen Public Schools. The harvest program is hosted by the nutrition assistance program and the district’s Chartwells food service.