Nancy Close, the founder and CEO of
CKC Good Food, a St. Paul-based school-meal catering company, recently was singled out for her efforts to bring healthy food to local schoolchildren.
Close received an honorable mention at the Homegrown Heroes Awards from the
Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council at a presentation at the
Walker Art Center earlier this month.
“Awards honor those who help expand the community’s ability to grow, process, distribute, eat and compost more healthy, sustainable, locally grown foods,” a prepared statement from the company reads.
Sarah Reuben, a public health specialist with the Healthy Living Team in the City’s health department, nominated Close for the honor. Reuben had worked with the company to start salad bars at several Minneapolis charter schools.
Source: CKC Good Food