Dec 6, 2021 | Blog and Resources, Educators & Administrators
After two decades as a public school teacher and fifteen years managing school-garden programs on a local and national level, Cynthia Walters has joined the Green Umbrella staff as the Greater Cincinnati Regional Farm to School Curriculum and Green Schoolyards...
Aug 6, 2021 | Educators & Administrators
Farm to school programs are not only about making sure that kids have good local foods on their meal trays and are inspired to to eat it. Farm to school programs become even more impactful when they extend beyond the walls of the meal service line and cafeteria and...
Sep 14, 2020 | Blog and Resources, Educators & Administrators, Food Service Professionals, Parents & Students
As we head into an unclear school year of 2020, kid food insecurity is at its highest right now. COVID-19 virus has left too many kids hungry and families struggling. And while school food staff are working to feed many kids, they’re working with little assets —...
Jun 30, 2020 | Blog and Resources, Educators & Administrators, Food Service Professionals, Parents & Students
Congratulations to the 159 grantees receiving $12.1 million dollars in farm to school grants. These grants will help bring fresh, local foods into schools and create economic opportunities for America’s farmers over the next school year. Special shout out to...
Feb 18, 2020 | Educators & Administrators, Food Service Professionals, Parents & Students
Over the last 4 years, Feed Our Future has worked in partnership with local school districts to invest over $300,000 in the local food economy through local food purchases, directly benefiting our local producers and food hubs. Farm to school programs continue to...
Jan 16, 2020 | Educators & Administrators, Parents & Students
School gardens help in many ways. One way that we can all agree on is that they provide food that improves a child’s diet and can influence their food choices. This school garden checklist will touch all the important points for preparing your own school garden. ...
