National Farm to School Month
is october!
Let's Celebrate!
Join us and thousands and celebrate food education, school gardens and lunch trays filled with healthy, local ingredients. Here are several easy ways to get involved:
Join us and thousands and celebrate food education, school gardens and lunch trays filled with healthy, local ingredients. Here are several easy ways to get involved:
October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate connections happening all over the country between schools, food, and local farmers!
Farm to school enriches the connections communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings. With farm to school, students gain access to healthy, local foods as well as education opportunities such as school gardens, cooking lessons and farm field trips.
Over the past decade, the farm to school movement has boomed across the United States, reaching millions of students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. Farm to school is an important tool in the fight against childhood obesity and food insecurity. In addition to improving child health, schools create new markets for local and regional farmers and contribute to vibrant communities when they buy locally: a win-win-win scenario!
Whether you are a food service professional, a farmer, a teacher or a food-loving family, there are plenty of ways to celebrate and get involved in National Farm to School Month! Here are just a few:
Farm to school enriches the connections communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings. With farm to school, students gain access to healthy, local foods as well as education opportunities such as school gardens, cooking lessons and farm field trips.
Over the past decade, the farm to school movement has boomed across the United States, reaching millions of students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. Farm to school is an important tool in the fight against childhood obesity and food insecurity. In addition to improving child health, schools create new markets for local and regional farmers and contribute to vibrant communities when they buy locally: a win-win-win scenario!
Whether you are a food service professional, a farmer, a teacher or a food-loving family, there are plenty of ways to celebrate and get involved in National Farm to School Month! Here are just a few:
- Find activity suggestions in the National Farm to School Month Celebration Toolkit
- Download and print posters, stickers, coloring pages and bookmarks
- Add your event to the National Farm to School Month event calendar
- Plan a farm to school site visit for your legislators
- Ask your governor or mayor to sign a Farm to School Month proclamation
- Recognize your local farm to school champions with an award
- Sign on your school to be a National Farm to School Month outreach partner and help spread the word!
