Get the scoop on how to engage local producers and incorporate local food into your summer meals menu.
During the last webinar in the twelve-part series, the USDA Farm to School Program offers a speedy recap of the variety of ways districts can purchase local foods, and talks through an example of how one district is tying it all together with a comprehensive local purchasing program. Deborah Kane, the National Director of USDA's Farm to School Program, wraps up the webinar by showing us how local procurement fits into the larger farm to school picture and shares several resources that are available to help you meet your local purchasing goals.
USDA hosted this webinar to assist eligible entities in preparing proposals for the USDA Farm to School grant program.
his webinar, the last in the four-part series, will help you plan for farm to school educational efforts which engage students throughout the year.
In this webinar, the third in a four-part series, we’ll hear from Jim Stone, the Executive Director of the Intertribal Buffalo Council, and Venice Mason, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who will highlight successful partnerships they have cultivated in their communities.
This webinar provides an overview of farm to summer activities, resources, and a snapshot of how regional offices and state agencies have encouraged sponsors to adopt farm to summer principles.
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 webinar, we’ll share local food safety best practices, including identifying safety measures for school gardens and school salad bars.
In this third webinar, USDA Farm to School local food procurement guru, Christina Conell, breaks down the how-tos of finding and buying local food.