This guide outlines the different sectors within a local or regional food system and provides insights into the types of impacts and adaptations observed…
Channel: Farm to Institution
Farm to School in Iowa was first legislated in 2007, when lawmakers established a program to one, link elementary, secondary, public and non-public schools…
CHOICES Data Visualization Series Quarter 4 2021…
This webinar explores the basic principles of food access and features CSA farmers and support organizations that have developed best practices to connect the…
The first objective of this brief is to establish a more transparent and better understanding of the budgets of farmers market organizations. This document…
Communities with existing farm to school initiatives and multi-agency collaboratives were able to quickly pivot to provide urgently needed food access while re-investing local,…
Farm to school activities support local agriculture, while also providing nutrition and agriculture education. Special events, like Apple Crunch days, offer an opportunity for…
During 2020, FRESHFARM, an organization that manages farmers markets in the Washington, D.C., area, piloted a relatively low-cost device that counts the number of…
This brief highlights how healthcare facilities implemented and expanded local food initiatives during the pandemic as a means to effectively feed and care for…
To maintain these relationships, and to create the foundation for a more resilient restaurant industry, the LEE Initiative provided stipends to local farms in…
Many hubs took elements of a Community Supported Agriculture model- which guarantees a market for farmers, provides customers a food box on a regular…
This guide was created to as a resource to navigate the challenging circumstances sparked by COVID-19. Assistance from federal and state programs can make…
Too often the impacts of a crisis such as COVID-19 are not measured until long after the opportunity to implement policy and programmatic solutions…
Farm to School neighbor loaves program website….
Tools, checklists, guides, templates, and more to help you during COVID-19 meal services….
