FORT WASHAKIE — When Riverton farmer Lindsey Anderson dropped 1,000 ears of corn off at Fort Washakie School in early September, Food Service Director Krystal Northcott had a daunting task in front of her.

She started shucking them that day, but it was clear she needed help if she was going to get through the morass in a timely manner. Help arrived in the form of dozens of students, who, along with teacher Tahnee Robinson, made short work of it, sending the shucked corn to the freezer.

“We were done like that,” Northcott said, snapping her fingers.

The helpers and their fellow students were able to taste the fruits of their labors on Monday, when Fort Washakie School held a Farm to School Day lunch.

On the menu: corn on the cob from 1890 Farm, sloppy joes featuring beef from Griffin/Re

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