Direct Market Farmers Application to Accept SNAP

CSA Innovation Network

Added: July 27, 2020

Webpages

access, authorized retailer, benefits, direct-to-consumer, low income, SNAP

If you are the owner/manager of a direct market farm, including CSA, you can apply for authorization to accept SNAP benefits enabling low resource shoppers access to your farm fresh products, including but not limited to: fruits, vegetables, meats,….

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Farmer and Producer Resources

National Farm to School Network

Added: July 8, 2020

Other Formats

National Farm to School Network is compiling resources related to COVID-19 that will be relevant to the farm to school and farm to early care and education community. This page includes content specific to Farmer and Producer Resources. The….

Free COVID-19 Resources: Back to School Meal Service

LunchAssist

Added: September 14, 2020

Webpages

Tools, checklists, guides, templates, and more to help you during COVID-19 meal services…..

Feeding Incarcerated People in a Pandemic: How One Maine Prison Is Adapting

Farm to Institution New England

Added: August 27, 2020

Blog Articles

As part of FINE's work on how COVID-19 is impacting institutional food systems, this blog highlights how the COVID-19 virus has profoundly disrupted food operations in prisons and jails. Mark McBrine, Food Service Manager at the Mountain View Correctional….

Farmers Market Physical Redesign for COVID-19 Mitigation

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: July 24, 2020

Videos & Webinars

Farmers market operators are among those leading for how local food is meeting this historic moment including “drive-thru” models, delayed entry, pre-bagged goods, new layouts and more. For this webinar, market operators shared how they actually implemented a new….

Don’t fear eating your fruits and veggies as virus concerns grip nation

NGA Foundation

Added: August 3, 2020

Blog Articles

This article answers questions regarding the safety of fruits and vegetables during COVID-19. The authors explain why fruits and vegetables are still safe to eat while providing suggestions such as pre-packaged items for those who are immunocompromised…..

Local Food in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

National Farm to School Network

Added: July 7, 2020

Factsheets Briefs & FAQs

farm to school, school food

This fact sheet outlines some of the promising practices that school nutrition providers, early care and education centers, community partners, and state agencies have seen during COVID-19 while supporting local farmers and producers in accessing markets, and helping families….

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Native & Tribal Communities Resources

National Farm to School Network

Added: July 8, 2020

Other Formats

Farmer to Farmer Exchange: eCommerce Platforms

CSA Innovation Network

Added: October 16, 2020

Reports (5+ pages)

This report synthesizes input from 170 respondents on 23 ecommerce platforms and highlights the nine most popular platforms used by the participating farmers. The report is layered, allowing readers to quickly assess each platform and then click into more….

COVID-19 and the Institutional Food System: Open Forum 03-31-20

Farm to Institution New England

Added: July 20, 2020

Videos & Webinars

In this second virtual forum, we discussed challenges and solutions in the institutional food system as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. More than 70 people participated from New England, around the US, and beyond. Breakout sessions dived more….

Florida: Food Supply Chain Worker Safety

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

Added: July 20, 2020

Factsheets Briefs & FAQs

Florida, supply chain, worker safety

The COVID-19 impact quickly revealed the often unconsidered and unseen essential services that agriculture plays in our daily lives. Cultivating, processing, driving, stocking, inspecting and delivering food to our tables requires a critical workforce that we want to keep….

Western Washington home bakers aim to end hunger, one loaf at a time

WSU Bread Lab

Added: October 14, 2020

Webpages

Seattle Times article about about finding purpose through bread baking/donations during COVID…..

Resources for Restaurants and other Food Businesses

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Added: September 10, 2020

Webpages

food business, labeling, lending, restaurants

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is compiling resources related to COVID-19 for restaurants and other food businesses. If you have suggestions for additional resources to be added, please email janie_hynson@ncsu.edu Find CEFS' COVID-19 portal: cefs.ncsu.edu/covid-19….

Farm to Institution New England Resource Database

Farm to Institution New England

Added: July 24, 2020

Directory

This database contains categorized farm to institution resources relevant to New England, including over 100 resources related to COVID-19. Users can search by type of resource, topic, and sector…..

Implementing Incredible Early Bird Signup Campaigns

CSA Innovation Network

Added: September 14, 2020

Videos & Webinars

Join Corinna Bench of MyDigitalFarmer.com and Tessa DeMaster of Willow Haven Farm to learn best practices around how to build a strong early bird CSA sign-up campaign. Corinna will share her inspiring story and include recommendations on how to….

COVID-19 Resource Hub

Resources by Channel

Direct Market Farmers Application to Accept SNAP

CSA Innovation Network

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Farmer and Producer Resources

National Farm to School Network

Free COVID-19 Resources: Back to School Meal Service

LunchAssist

Feeding Incarcerated People in a Pandemic: How One Maine Prison Is Adapting

Farm to Institution New England

Farmers Market Physical Redesign for COVID-19 Mitigation

Farmers Market Coalition

Don’t fear eating your fruits and veggies as virus concerns grip nation

NGA Foundation

Local Food in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

National Farm to School Network

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Native & Tribal Communities Resources

National Farm to School Network

Farmer to Farmer Exchange: eCommerce Platforms

CSA Innovation Network

COVID-19 and the Institutional Food System: Open Forum 03-31-20

Farm to Institution New England

Florida: Food Supply Chain Worker Safety

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

Western Washington home bakers aim to end hunger, one loaf at a time

WSU Bread Lab

Resources for Restaurants and other Food Businesses

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Farm to Institution New England Resource Database

Farm to Institution New England

Implementing Incredible Early Bird Signup Campaigns

CSA Innovation Network