In this webinar, the fifth in the series, we discuss how schools can purchase local products by using product specifications, vendor requirements and evaluation criteria. For example, schools can require that vendors offer farm visits or origin labeling, or a school might request a variety of product only grown in the nearby region.
In this video, the second in a five-part series, farm to school practitioners from across the country talk about how they started bringing local foods into the school cafeteria and give helpful tips for those just digging in.
In celebration of National Farm to School Month, we bring you a five-part video series featuring testimonials from more than 30 USDA Farm to School grantees. From Maine to Alaska, USDA supports farm to school programs all across the country. School districts - large, small, urban and rural - are serving local products and teaching students where their food comes from. The videos highlight the many ways grantees are bringing the farm to school.
A one-hour webinar for SNAP-Ed providers and others conducting nutrition education with limited resource audiences.
Hear about the different ways to incorporate school gardens into your farm to school program as well as hear how schools are successfully procuring school garden produce for their meal programs.
In this video, the fifth in a five-part series, farm to school practitioners from across the country talk about how they engage their entire communities in creating a healthier next generation, and who some of their most unlikely partners have turned out to be.
In this, the 10th webinar of the series, USDA's Farm to School Team turns its attention to USDA Foods. We discuss the history of the program and four ways USDA Foods can support districts in their local purchasing efforts. The Vermont Agency of Education shares how they have integrated USDA Foods into their local purchasing efforts.