A year-long professional learning opportunity

for select school, early childhood & district teams from

New England & New York.

Integrate food, farm, and nutrition programs into your school and early childhood community. This unique program kicks off with a summer action planning retreat at Shelburne Farms, June 25–27, 2024. Spend the retreat collaborating with a coach, networking with fellow participants from across the Northeast, and engaging in educator- and nutrition-specific professional learning.

Applications due Monday, January 29

🌽 Confetti Corn Salad Recipe

Meals during our Institute retreat highlight nutritious, locally grown foods and feature recipes from New School Cuisine—our cookbook created by school nutrition professionals for school nutrition professionals.

Mix up this colorful side dish in your kitchen or classroom.

💡 Farm to School Webinar Series

Our Institute offers year-round workshops and support. Our recent webinar series features insights from food systems experts, educators, and school nutrition professionals from around the country: what’s working, lessons learned, and ideas to adapt to your work.

Watch the series.

📣 Powerful Retreat Keynotes & Workshops

Explore Institute topics like climate justice, storytelling for action, and equity to create inclusive, long-lasting farm to school programs, a critical piece of the education for sustainability landscape.

Watch previous Institute presentations.

The Farm to School Institute Adaptation Program is an opportunity for leaders across the country to adapt our Farm to School Institute model to your region and grow farm to school in your state.

19 states have launched or are about to launch their own Institutes with the support of this program. More are in the planning stages—your state can be next.

Applications due Monday, January 29, 2024

Watch how Connecticut has adapted our model to meet their state's diverse needs and goals, leading to their first statewide Farm to School Institute in 2023.

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Vermont FEED is a farm to school partnership project of

NOFA-VT and Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools.

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