October is Farm to School Month
October is Farm to School Month…and we’re starting our celebration now! National Farm to School (F2S) month was designated by Congress in 2010. Its purpose is to highlight the value of farm …
Salad Bar Farms Starts Ventura School Farm
Build it and they will come. On an overcast Friday, I drive my car across the basketball courts at Balboa Middle School in Ventura. I can do this because school’s …
Pie Ranch Feeds Stomachs — And Minds
“I encourage people to keep asking about their food. Wherever they go, ask. Where is it from? Is it in season? Are the people growing it earning a living wage? …
Q&A: Ferd Hoefner, policy expert, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
“Another point of inspiration to me is the interest in food. There are so many more active citizens that are wearing a food hat, however they define it – nutrition, …
Q&A: Phil McGrath, 4th generation California farmer
“Farmland should be as integral to a community as a fire station or a school.” – …
Q&A: Traci Bruckner, Senior Policy Associate, Center for Rural Affairs
“If we want rural communities to thrive we have to address agriculture consolidation and the policies that facilitate such consolidation. We cannot think that throwing a few million dollars here …
Q&A: Jerusha Klemperer, FoodCorps
“FoodCorps is creating model school food environments and we would like to see policies that help scale the kind of changes we are making in FoodCorps’ 600 schools to all …
The “Chef Lobby”, resources for new farmers and McDonald’s in schools
Good morning…we hope you’re preparing for a great weekend. Some top stories, in no particular order: The chef lobby. Chefs are “some of the most trusted sources on food”…and they …
Q&A: Anupama Joshi, National Farm to School Network
“In the bigger picture, school meals need to be seen as an opportunity and core element of what the student experience in schools is about. The connections between nutrition and …
Q&A: Sarah Nolan, farmer and theologian
“I’ve learned that small-scale sustainable agriculture is only as sustainable as the community you build around it. Social capital is essential.” – Sarah Nolan About Sarah Nolan: Nolan is …