Dawn Kelley, director of food services at Portage Township Schools, was at an event intended to celebrate the success of the National Farm to School Lunch Program when she found out the federal ...
In a program last year, students from the Farm Hill Elementary and Snow Elementary Schools in Middletown planted carrot seeds at Cold Spring Farm in Colchester. Months later, fifth graders from ...
The local foods to schools movement has grown at leaps and bounds across the country and was preparing for a federal boost of about $660 million to be awarded for Local Food to Schools projects. The ...
Seven Vermont organizations are set to share nearly $273,000 in grant funding to expand farm-to-school initiatives.
GRAND FORKS – Wendy Mankie, the child nutrition director at Grand Forks Public Schools, is confident in farm-to-school programs in the district despite federal budget cuts. Farm-to-school programs are ...
Agriculture is one of Connecticut’s most vital yet chronically overlooked industries. With 370,000 acres of active farmland, our agricultural sector contributes more than $4 billion annually to the ...
Tiny Seed Project, Inc.: Expanding Partnerships and Technical Support for Upper Valley Super Compost Schools ($33,753) ...
Aaron Russell, left, and Rae Strother, right, pick vegetables out of the crop garden during the Farm to School Agrication program at West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Riverhawk Farm. (Photo ...
A push to make sure students have fresh food at school. That’s what the farm to school program does while also supporting our local farmers. A New Canaan High School student is a big advocate of it ...
For Carl Motsenbocker, Farm to School is more than just a program. It's about local food systems and working to teach children and feed children within a local food area. For more than 20 years, he ...