If you missed the December virtual open house, you can watch the recording below! The featured topic during this open house was Local Food Purchasing. Tegan Hagy, PFSN leadership team member, and Philadelphia-based consultant, shared an overview of local food purchasing/procurement (LFP) and local food purchasing incentives (LFPI). Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) serve 1 million meals…Read More >>

Members of the Pennsylvania Farm to School Network (PFSN) spent the past year putting our strategic plan and priorities into action! Here are just some of the highlights… Professional development and technical assistance – Farm to school practitioners including school food service directors, educators, farmers/producers, Early Care and Education (ECE) site operators and community partners…Read More >>

In 2023, The Food Trust expanded its Philadelphia Quarter Back for Local project and welcomed three new participating sites. The Quarter Back for Local project provides Philadelphia Early Care and Education (ECE) sites with $0.25 for each meal that includes Pennsylvania-grown fruits and/or vegetables and aims to get more locally grown food into school meals…Read More >>

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