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by National Farm to School Network | 20-Jul-2016
De la granja al pre-escolar ofrece múltiples estrategias para mejorar la salud de los niños y las comunidades. Esta lista ofrece algunos primeros pasos sencillos para desarrollar un programa. [Resource in Spanish]
by National Farm to School Network | 15-Jul-2016
This webinar focus on celebrating and connecting with diverse cultures and communities through farm to early care and education initiatives.
by Farm to Table New Mexico and National Farm to School Network | 14-Jul-2016
This fact sheet highlights four Native farm to school programs and the key values that make them successful.
by National Farm to School Network | 13-Jul-2016
This fact sheet provides strategies for starting and sustaining farm to school activities in Native communities.
by National Farm to School Network | 1-Jun-2016
The farm to school movement began in the late 1990s with a few schools in different states and has grown to more than 42,000 schools (42 percent of U.S. schools) in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. This graphic illustrates the growth in farm to school activities by number of programs and number of states reporting since 1997.
by National Farm to School Network | 26-Apr-2016
The National Farm to School Network is bringing a wave of Seed Change to states and communities poised for significant farm to school growth. This fact sheet explains Seed Change strategies, outcomes and successes.
by National Farm to School Network | 13-Apr-2016
This webinar offers insight into early care and education (ECE) agencies and organizations, and highlights opportunities for state level partnerships to advance farm to school in ECE environments.
by MSU Center for Regional Food Systems | 16-Feb-2016
This in depth webinar focuses on proper procurement procedures for sourcing local food for school and early childhood food programs including strategies for successfully navigating the process.
by MSU Center for Regional Food Systems | 9-Jan-2015
This guide provides an approach for school garden educators and stakeholders, both experienced and newcomer, to successfully source products from school gardens for use in the cafeteria or food program.
by MSU Center for Regional Food Systems | 15-Nov-2013
This purchasing guide offers valuable guidance on preparing for and undertaking local produce purchasing in a school environment. The information in this resource are valuable for programs across the country getting started with local purchasing.
by Public Health Law Center | 20-Oct-2014
This resources is designed to help child care providers and other early childhood educators understand how farm to child care strategies complement existing licensing, quality ratings, and best practices standards.
by National Farm to School Network | 13-Apr-2016
In 2015, the National Farm to School Network surveyed early care and education providers across the country to better understand current initiatives, motivations and challenges in applying farm to school activities in early care and education settings.
by Farm to Institution New England | 14-Jan-2016
Institutions from across health care, colleges & universities, and K-12 school systems are incorporating locally caught seafood into their meals for a variety of reasons and through a variety of procurement models. These case studies highlight models from three higher education institutions, two public K-12 schools, and one hospital.
by Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming Farm to Plate, Wyoming Department of Agriculture | 14-Dec-2015
The purpose of this guide is to connect Wyoming schools, producers and other interested participants
with resources for building successful farm to school programs.
by Wyoming Farm to Plate | 14-Dec-2015
This resource offers background information, talking points, tips and easy steps for integrating farm to plate in school settings.
by Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming Farm to Plate, Wyoming Department of Agriculture | 01-Jan-2014
This handbook provides tips for getting started with school gardens in Wyoming, including policy, funding, school food service and food safety information.
by National Farm to School Network | 08-Dec-2015
Agriculture lending institutions rooted in your local community can be great partners in growing farm to school. In this webinar, the National Farm to School Network and Farm Credit discuss innovative ideas for partnership.
by National Farm to School Network | 03-Dec-2015
Agriculture lending institutions can be great partners in growing farm to school. This fact sheet offers an introduction to Farm Credit and innovative ideas for partnering with local Farm Credit organizations.
by Ecotrust | 19-Nov-2015
There is no one model for doing Farm to Preschool, and programs may take many forms. Use these tips to help get you started.
by Megan Kemple | 19-Nov-2015
This resource provides guidance to farmers on how to connect to and work with schools interested in purchasing local foods.