Oct 11, 2023 | Blog and Resources
See what we did there?! All jokes aside, the first Farm to School Census since 2019 is out now and it is really important that schools complete it. This survey is the largest of its kind and collects information from more than 18,000 public, private and chart schools...
Oct 2, 2023 | Blog and Resources
Feed Our Future and our partners work together to ensure ALL children have access to fresh, healthy, and when available local food. No matter where they go to school. With this in mind, we always do our very best to make buying local foods as easy as possible...
Oct 27, 2022 | Blog and Resources
The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. The program focuses on strengthening the regional food economy through collaboration and...
Oct 5, 2022 | Blog and Resources
Local purchasing is at the heart of Feed Our Future’s work. It is an investment in the local food economy and a way for us to improve diet quality for kids. As a part of this process, we work to make it as easy as possible for our school nutrition partners to...
Jul 14, 2022 | Blog and Resources
Purchasing food for school meal programs is no small feat. The challenge is real. Even more so in our current reality – out of stock inventory, skyrocketing prices, uncertainty of waivers and reimbursement, and an incredible frustration of how to make it work....
Jun 15, 2022 | Blog and Resources
“Farm to School programs increase students’ fruit and vegetable intake.” Let the virtual high-fives begin! This was a key affirmation from Dr. Sarah Bleich’s recent visit to Parma City School District. As the United State Department of...
Apr 14, 2022 | Blog and Resources
30 million. That’s a big number. Even bigger when you recognize that it represents the number of school meals served each school year. 2 billion. That’s an even bigger number. Especially when you consider it is the financial loss that these very meal...
Mar 16, 2022 | Blog and Resources
Our mission, “Inspiring young minds to make mindful choices for what they eat”, was created in 2015 and still remains true today. Feed Our Future is laser-focused on connecting schools, homes, and communities by providing the necessary and practical...
Mar 8, 2022 | Blog and Resources
The clothes you wear. The things you use. And our personal favorite, the food you eat, are all connected to agriculture. On March 22, 2022, we encourage you to join the celebration for National Agriculture Day. This day is all about understanding the role and value of...
Dec 13, 2021 | Blog and Resources
Despite a pandemic, we still made farm to school happen in 2021. It wasn’t perfect. It was definitely unpredictable. But most of all, it happened. Thanks to the hard work of so so many people, all with the goal to make sure that kids got fed, were engaged, and...
