Archive for July, 2023
Farm to School: Vermont to Pennsylvania!
Posted OnJuly 10, 2023 byFarm to School helps students establish a lifelong positive relationship with food while supporting a more just food system by connecting hands-on learning, food purchasing, and school gardens. Vermont FEED, the organization behind the Northeast Farm to School Institute focuses on the 3Cs – classroom, cafeteria, and community – to align food values with learning environments. Representatives…Read More >>
Pennsylvania Educator’s Agriculture Institute 2023
Posted OnJuly 6, 2023 byOne of the core elements of farm to school is food and agriculture education, and a great way for teachers to expand their agricultural knowledge is through the Pennsylvania Educator’s Agriculture Institute, hosted by the Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation. From June 25-29 of this year, teachers spent the week in Centre County, where they attended educational tours at Penn State University and local family-run farms and learned valuable agricultural information to take home to their classrooms. K-12 teachers spent the week in Centre County, where they attended educational tours at Penn State University and local family-run farms and learned valuable agricultural information to take home to their classrooms.Read More >>