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As the farm to school movement grows, this newsletter highlights pivotal policies, news, publications, and events. Please contact us if you have any comments or suggestions. |
When is the next Farm to Cafeteria Conference? March 19-21st, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Learn more.
JOB OPPORTUNITY Program Manager, Farm to Preschool Program, UEPI, OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
POLICY Child Nutrition Act National Farm to School Network A summary of the recent USDA Listening Sessions on the Child Nutrition Act is now available here.
NEW VIDEO Serving Up Nutrition Education in Schools Center for Food & Justice This slideshow highlights a Harvest of the Month Program that featured locally grown foods in the Riverside Unified School District in CA. Enjoy!
January 16-17, 2009:CASA--Connect Locally: Food, Farms, and Communities, Frederick, MARYLAND
February 21-22, 2009:OEFFA--The Changing Climate of Agriculture, Granville, OHIO
February 26-28, 2009:MOSES--The 20th Annual Organic Farming Conference, La Crosse, WISCONSIN
March 19-21, 2009:Going the Distance and Shortening It: From Farm to Cafeteria, Portland, OREGON
March 28, 2009:2nd Annual Jr. Iron Chef Competition, Essex Junction, VERMONT
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SpotlightGoing the Distance and Shortening It, From Farm to CafeteriaMARCH 19-21, 2009 in Portland Oregon Register early for the 4th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Portland, Oregon from March 19-21st. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and network with hundreds from across the country working on getting local food onto every table. Registration will be open in early 2009. Please check www.farmtocafeteriaconference.com for updates. Join us for field trips to local farms, school lunchrooms and processing facilities; short courses covering topics such as grant writing and research and evaluation; an open space session; 32 workshops on issues such as federal and state policy, experiential education, sustainability and economic development and sessions geared towards youth, producers, and food service providers. All food will be organic or sustainably produced and locally sourced whenever possible. Youth and limited resource farmer scholarships will be available. Please contact your Regional Lead Agency for more information. |
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Featured ProfileIf you are looking for great reading over the holidays, check out some of these new resources: Hope: Greenhorns Guidebook, a free resource for young farmers. Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises, a School Nutrition Association report on overall participation in the National School Lunch Program and Breakfast Program. Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I, Proposed Approaches for Recommending Revisions, from the Institute of Medicine. This is a technical report detailing the criteria and scientific background that the committee plans to use to redesign the meal pattern and nutrition standards for school meals. |
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Coming SoonReal Food Is...video contest for youthWin $1,000 to tell it like it is. Create a short video that completes the phrase "Real Food is..." and you can win $1,000 for your school food project. THE CHALLENGE 1. What does real food mean to you? THE PRIZE THE TIMELINE THE DETAILS HOW TO ENTER **Sponsored by Action for Healthy Kids** Full contest rules and call out video will debut in early January. Stay Tuned! |
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This Month's NewsFarm to School: Students eating fresh produce grown locallyby Autumn Grooms. LaCrosse Tribune.The Viroqua School District has developed a program that channels locally grown fruits and vegetables into the cafeterias. Farm to School started this year in Viroqua and is part of a rising trend nationwide. The Wisconsin State AmeriCorps, meanwhile, awarded Vernon and Crawford counties resources to start Farm to School programs. Read the entire article. What's for lunch? Less junkby Christian Gaston. Pamplin Media Group.Kristy Obbink, director of nutrition services at PPS, says that the district’s Harvest of the Month and Local Lunch programs, which put farm-fresh produce on cafeteria plates twice a month, has her questioning the assumption that kids won’t eat healthy foods. It turns out students kind of like parsnips. Read the entire article. New broccoli fans keen for greenbyMatt Neznanski. Gazette-Times.How do you know you’ve got great broccoli? Elementary school children come back for seconds. Or thirds. Wednesday’s effort was the third tasting table set up by the Corvallis Environmental Center’s Farm to School program, designed to increase the amount of locally grown foods served in school cafeterias. Read the entire article. |
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Farm to School Routes Happy Holidays - December 2008
Farm to School Routes Happy Thanksgiving - November 2008
Farm to School Routes Back to Lunch - August 2008
Farm to School Routes Policy - July 2008
Farm to School Routes Special Edition CNR - June 2008
Farm to School Routes The Southeast - May 2008
Farm to School Routes Victory Against Hunger Awards - April 2008
Farm to School Routes The West - March 2008
Farm to School Routes Special Edition - February 2008
Farm to School Routes The South - January 2008
Farm to School Routes The Northeast - December 2007
Farm to School Routes The MidAtlantic - November 2007
Forging New Routes from Farm to School - October 2007
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