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Seed to School:

The Long Pie Pumpkin Project

Vermont's Mount Mansfield Union Unified School District (a current Northeast Farm to School Institute team!) and neighboring Bone Mountain Farm partnered to turn 300 pounds of squash into healthy baked goods for students.

Reflections on Collaboration & Momentum Building

“We need to continue to grow the social mycelium: support the work of each other, form connections in community, and across curriculum. And always connected to place!”

The Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network recently gathered in Montpelier to share a meal, generate renewed energy, celebrate impacts of our network, and plan for our future. Read participant reflections and lessons learned from our time spent together.

New Report: Local Purchasing in Vermont Schools & Early Childhood Centers

How much local food are Vermont schools and early childhood programs serving and what helps make it possible? Find out in the Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network's latest report!

A Meatball Recipe Inspired by New School Cuisine

A favorite recipe of program participants and staff, these meatballs from Shelburne Farms Chef Jackie Major are a riff on the New School Cuisine staple.

Congratulations to the 2026-27 Farm to School Institute Adaptation Teams!

We're busy planning the June kickoff for the Northeast Farm to School Institute, a program that supports school, early childhood, and district teams in building the relationships, skills, and connections needed to implement robust farm to school programs back home.

Concurrently, our Institute Adaptation Program will support five states—Hawaii, Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia—as they experience the program firsthand so that they can adapt our model for their communities.

This program is funded at least in part with federal funds from the USDA.

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