Celebrate Farm to School Month

 

Contributed by: Jackie Billhymer, University of Minnesota Extension

October is National Farm to School + ECE Month! A time to celebrate our connections between students and local food, share our farm to school stories, and show gratitude to our school nutrition and farmer heroes providing essential services during these pandemic times.

Regardless of how you celebrate, we are asking all participants - schools, communities and families - to sign up. Tracking the impact of Minnesota Farm to School is a great way to share the importance of the work we are all doing to build Farm to School, and will help statewide organizers identify stories and local efforts to lift up throughout the month.

Explore key ways to learn and participate throughout the month by visiting any of the following links:

• Visit the official Farm to School Month website to explore all of the ways you can participate in this year’s celebration!

• To learn more about participating farms and this year’s Farm to School Month Virtual Field Trips, visit https://minnesota.agclassroom.org/educator/virtual/ ! Also find more detailed information by scrolling down to the section titled “Farm to School Month Virtual Field Trip Series”.

• If you haven’t had the chance to yet, please make time to read this timely statement from the Executive Director of the National Farm to School Network titled, “There Is No Food Justice Without Racial Justice.”