Hey Bluesky!
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
November 14, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Hey Bluesky!
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
Hey Bluesky!
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, sustainable local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, sustainable local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Hey Bluesky!
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, sustainable local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
I work on #FarmToSchool for the #USDA, supporting student #nutritionsecurity, sustainable local #foodsystems, and #agriculture education.
I'm a #Hoosier and all the stuff I'll be posting here are my own views. Let's connect.
DeGrandchamp Farms in South Haven, Michigan, is building a #farmtoschool program to bring their cranberries to students.
Learning how their products fit in nutritional standards for #schoolmeals & how to work within school procurement regs is essential.
My job is to help throughout this process.
Learning how their products fit in nutritional standards for #schoolmeals & how to work within school procurement regs is essential.
My job is to help throughout this process.
December 10, 2024 at 4:05 PM
“We are excited to... connect schools and emergency food organizations with nutritious food from local farmers and producers...
Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.”
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas...
#farmtoschool #LFSCC
Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.”
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas...
#farmtoschool #LFSCC
December 13, 2024 at 1:03 PM
#Farmtoschool is growing exponentially. So, what is it?
Farm to School programming is built upon 3 pillars: ag and nutrition education, school gardens, and procurement, or purchasing of locally produced foods for the cafeteria.
[thread] #agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition #procurement
Farm to School programming is built upon 3 pillars: ag and nutrition education, school gardens, and procurement, or purchasing of locally produced foods for the cafeteria.
[thread] #agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition #procurement
November 21, 2024 at 12:55 PM
#Farmtoschool is growing exponentially. So, what is it?
Farm to School programming is built upon 3 pillars: ag and nutrition education, school gardens, and procurement, or purchasing of locally produced foods for the cafeteria.
[thread] #agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition #procurement
Farm to School programming is built upon 3 pillars: ag and nutrition education, school gardens, and procurement, or purchasing of locally produced foods for the cafeteria.
[thread] #agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition #procurement
SD was just joining the program this year with about 30 producers signed up to participate. This is a lose-lose situation. #farmtoschool #F2S #USDA
Minnesota was set to receive $17.9 million over three years in federal funding to support Farm to School & Early Care programs and local food purchases for food shelves. This month, the USDA cancelled those funds. What does this mean for schools and farmers in the state? www.iatp.org/trump-admin-...
Trump administration cancels local food funding
Minnesota farmers and kids had extra reason to celebrate October’s Farm to School and Early Care Month last year, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to distribute $1 billio...
www.iatp.org
March 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
SD was just joining the program this year with about 30 producers signed up to participate. This is a lose-lose situation. #farmtoschool #F2S #USDA
NEW: The USDA is investing $1.13 billion to support local and regional #foodsystems!!!
This 💲 will bring more local, fresh, nutritious food to students while supporting local farmers & economies.
The impact of this funding for #farmtoschool will be massive.
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas....
This 💲 will bring more local, fresh, nutritious food to students while supporting local farmers & economies.
The impact of this funding for #farmtoschool will be massive.
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas....
December 11, 2024 at 7:27 PM
NEW: The USDA is investing $1.13 billion to support local and regional #foodsystems!!!
This 💲 will bring more local, fresh, nutritious food to students while supporting local farmers & economies.
The impact of this funding for #farmtoschool will be massive.
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas....
This 💲 will bring more local, fresh, nutritious food to students while supporting local farmers & economies.
The impact of this funding for #farmtoschool will be massive.
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas....
September 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#SustainableFarming #GreenhouseFarming #FoodSecurity #FarmToSchool #ClimateResilientFarming #GrowYourOwn #RegenerativeAgriculture#food security
February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It was a total blast running into the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social at #FarmAid in Minneapolis!
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It was a total blast running into the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social at #FarmAid in Minneapolis!
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
I ran into one of my Midwest #FarmtoSchool grantees at the Homegrown Village!! #FarmAid40
September 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I ran into one of my Midwest #FarmtoSchool grantees at the Homegrown Village!! #FarmAid40
“I remember the 1st time we did sweet corn, & husked sweet corn, we had students that didn't even know how sweet corn was growing...
Teaching the students how things are planted & how they're grown was amazing because a lot of kids didn't realize that.”
via @iatp.bsky.social #FarmToSchool #agsky
Teaching the students how things are planted & how they're grown was amazing because a lot of kids didn't realize that.”
via @iatp.bsky.social #FarmToSchool #agsky
Farm to School Spotlight: Foley Public School District
Download a PDF of this spotlight.
www.iatp.org
November 25, 2024 at 4:11 PM
“I remember the 1st time we did sweet corn, & husked sweet corn, we had students that didn't even know how sweet corn was growing...
Teaching the students how things are planted & how they're grown was amazing because a lot of kids didn't realize that.”
via @iatp.bsky.social #FarmToSchool #agsky
Teaching the students how things are planted & how they're grown was amazing because a lot of kids didn't realize that.”
via @iatp.bsky.social #FarmToSchool #agsky
Bethel Park Elementary in Indianapolis is taking #FarmToSchool to the next level in #Indiana.
The center of the school opens into a massive school garden and farm, expertly tended by the school's Farm to School Coordinator, Zach Thomason.
The center of the school opens into a massive school garden and farm, expertly tended by the school's Farm to School Coordinator, Zach Thomason.
December 20, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Bethel Park Elementary in Indianapolis is taking #FarmToSchool to the next level in #Indiana.
The center of the school opens into a massive school garden and farm, expertly tended by the school's Farm to School Coordinator, Zach Thomason.
The center of the school opens into a massive school garden and farm, expertly tended by the school's Farm to School Coordinator, Zach Thomason.
“We are excited to... connect schools and emergency food organizations with nutritious food from local farmers and producers...
Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.”
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas...
#farmtoschool #LFSCC
Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.”
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas...
#farmtoschool #LFSCC
December 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
“We are excited to... connect schools and emergency food organizations with nutritious food from local farmers and producers...
Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.”
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas...
#farmtoschool #LFSCC
Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.”
www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas...
#farmtoschool #LFSCC
🌾 Do you need funding for your #FarmtoSchool (F2S) program? 🌾
🎒 Administered by the #USDA, the Patrick Leahy F2S (and #ECE) Grant Program supports the planning, development, & implementation of F2S programs.
🌱 Learn more & apply by Jan 10: lnkd.in/gczfdDs3
#agsky #nutrition #educationsky #F2S
🎒 Administered by the #USDA, the Patrick Leahy F2S (and #ECE) Grant Program supports the planning, development, & implementation of F2S programs.
🌱 Learn more & apply by Jan 10: lnkd.in/gczfdDs3
#agsky #nutrition #educationsky #F2S
November 23, 2024 at 8:46 PM
🌾 Do you need funding for your #FarmtoSchool (F2S) program? 🌾
🎒 Administered by the #USDA, the Patrick Leahy F2S (and #ECE) Grant Program supports the planning, development, & implementation of F2S programs.
🌱 Learn more & apply by Jan 10: lnkd.in/gczfdDs3
#agsky #nutrition #educationsky #F2S
🎒 Administered by the #USDA, the Patrick Leahy F2S (and #ECE) Grant Program supports the planning, development, & implementation of F2S programs.
🌱 Learn more & apply by Jan 10: lnkd.in/gczfdDs3
#agsky #nutrition #educationsky #F2S
DYK cranberries are high in vitamin C, manganese, fiber, and phyto-nutrients?
Highlighting local nutritious foods like cranberries in statewide #farmtoschool school materials helps improve student nutrition security and pumps #schoolmeals dollars into regional #foodsystems and supports farmers.
Highlighting local nutritious foods like cranberries in statewide #farmtoschool school materials helps improve student nutrition security and pumps #schoolmeals dollars into regional #foodsystems and supports farmers.
December 6, 2024 at 1:37 PM
DYK cranberries are high in vitamin C, manganese, fiber, and phyto-nutrients?
Highlighting local nutritious foods like cranberries in statewide #farmtoschool school materials helps improve student nutrition security and pumps #schoolmeals dollars into regional #foodsystems and supports farmers.
Highlighting local nutritious foods like cranberries in statewide #farmtoschool school materials helps improve student nutrition security and pumps #schoolmeals dollars into regional #foodsystems and supports farmers.
🌸 Inspired by You Are What You Eat 🌸
A peek at the beauty of Japanese farm-to-school programs—fresh, seasonal food served with care and creativity.
#FarmToSchool #AliceWaters #HealthyEating #YouAreWhatYouEat #JapaneseCulture
A peek at the beauty of Japanese farm-to-school programs—fresh, seasonal food served with care and creativity.
#FarmToSchool #AliceWaters #HealthyEating #YouAreWhatYouEat #JapaneseCulture
January 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
🌸 Inspired by You Are What You Eat 🌸
A peek at the beauty of Japanese farm-to-school programs—fresh, seasonal food served with care and creativity.
#FarmToSchool #AliceWaters #HealthyEating #YouAreWhatYouEat #JapaneseCulture
A peek at the beauty of Japanese farm-to-school programs—fresh, seasonal food served with care and creativity.
#FarmToSchool #AliceWaters #HealthyEating #YouAreWhatYouEat #JapaneseCulture
I may be on furlough as a fed, but that doesn't mean the work of #FarmtoSchool stops cold!!
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
October 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I may be on furlough as a fed, but that doesn't mean the work of #FarmtoSchool stops cold!!
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
#FarmtoSchool helps children understand where their food comes from and how their food choices impact their bodies, the environment, and their communities at large.
#agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition
#agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition
November 21, 2024 at 1:02 PM
#FarmtoSchool helps children understand where their food comes from and how their food choices impact their bodies, the environment, and their communities at large.
#agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition
#agsky #foodpolicy #nutrition
Will they tell the children about forced impregnation, calf separation, and premature slaughter? That dairy cows are typically killed at 5-6 years old, despite 20-year lifespan? Nope! This program exists solely to indoctrinate kids and sanitize the abusive dairy industry. #AnimalRights #GoVegan
March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Will they tell the children about forced impregnation, calf separation, and premature slaughter? That dairy cows are typically killed at 5-6 years old, despite 20-year lifespan? Nope! This program exists solely to indoctrinate kids and sanitize the abusive dairy industry. #AnimalRights #GoVegan
With #farmtoschool, students gain access to healthy, #localfoods as well as education opportunities such as school gardens, cooking lessons, and farm field trips.
#agsky #nutrition #foodpolicy
#agsky #nutrition #foodpolicy
November 21, 2024 at 12:58 PM
With #farmtoschool, students gain access to healthy, #localfoods as well as education opportunities such as school gardens, cooking lessons, and farm field trips.
#agsky #nutrition #foodpolicy
#agsky #nutrition #foodpolicy
#FarmToSchool is a joy-filled space. We are planting seeds for our collective future and having a blast while doing it. 🥕
Our work supports local food systems and #producers, #farmers, and #ranchers ALL while helping #students learn about healthy #nutrition and where their food comes from!!
Our work supports local food systems and #producers, #farmers, and #ranchers ALL while helping #students learn about healthy #nutrition and where their food comes from!!
January 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#FarmToSchool is a joy-filled space. We are planting seeds for our collective future and having a blast while doing it. 🥕
Our work supports local food systems and #producers, #farmers, and #ranchers ALL while helping #students learn about healthy #nutrition and where their food comes from!!
Our work supports local food systems and #producers, #farmers, and #ranchers ALL while helping #students learn about healthy #nutrition and where their food comes from!!
In Suttons Bay, Michigan, 9 Bean Rows Bakery & Farm Market purchased a commercial washing station to wash the produce they were supplying for salad bars at Leelanau County Public Schools.
A USDA #farmtoschool grant made this purchase possible. [thread 1/3]
A USDA #farmtoschool grant made this purchase possible. [thread 1/3]
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 PM
In Suttons Bay, Michigan, 9 Bean Rows Bakery & Farm Market purchased a commercial washing station to wash the produce they were supplying for salad bars at Leelanau County Public Schools.
A USDA #farmtoschool grant made this purchase possible. [thread 1/3]
A USDA #farmtoschool grant made this purchase possible. [thread 1/3]
🍅 #FarmtoSchool and #STEM programs are making a huge impact for students in #Indiana!
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🍅 #FarmtoSchool and #STEM programs are making a huge impact for students in #Indiana!
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]