Did you know that Pennsylvania has a statewide food policy council? The Pennsylvania Food Policy Council, established in December 2022 by Executive Order 2022-05, aims to deepen statewide, multisectoral and interagency collaboration on critical food systems challenges impacting Pennsylvania residents, communities, and businesses. The council will develop and implement strategies to improve food and nutrition…Read More >>

Farm 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 >>

One 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 >>