16 October 2012

National Farm to School Month

October is being observed as National Farm to School Month, a observance designed to highlight the growing importance and role of Farm to School programs as a means to improve child nutrition, support local economies, and educate children about the origins of food.

For more information about this observance, please visit:

National Farm to School Month

Background information:

National Farm to School Network

School Nutrition Association

Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Farm-to-School Program

Eat Maine Foods!: Farm to School

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources: Massachusetts Farm to School Project

University of New Hampshire: NH Farm to School Program

Kids First: Rhode Island Farm to School Project

Vermont Agency of Agriculture: Vermont Farm to School

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