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Farm to school is a program that brings together local schools, state agencies and organizations together with local farmers to supply healthy nutritious food to our childrens’ schools. |
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NFSN Seeking Nominations for Community Food Champions |
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Deadline: October 22
In celebration of National Farm to School Month, National Farm to School Network is recognizing the invaluable contributions community members across the nation make towards supporting and feeding children and families in our communities. These community members may go by many names – farmer, school nutrition professional, neighbor, teacher, gardener, volunteer, and more – but they’ve all risen to the call for collaboration, partnership and creativity to feed our nation's kids and support equity and access in the food system. Who are your community food champions? Nominate them to receive a $500 honorarium and be named a National Farm to School Network Community Food Champion this October. Learn more and submit your nominations by Oct. 22, 2020 at farmtoschool.org/champions.
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Still Time to Participate in the #NCCrunch2020! |
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There is still time to participate in the #NCCrunch2020 to recognize #F2SMonth and our #farmtoschool heroes that grow, transport, prepare, serve and teach about North Carolina grown produce. Offer kids and adults with your school, early care and education center, group, organization or family an opportunity to taste and learn about a North Carolina grown fruit or vegetable. Sign up for this year’s NC Crunch at https://growing-minds.org/north-carolina-crunch/ to receive a free guide with tips and resources. Share your activities and photos with us using #NCCrunch2020 and @F2SCoalitionNC. Thank a farm to school hero today!
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Local Food, Local Places 2020-2021 Application
Deadline: October 30
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture invite communities to apply for technical assistance to help revitalize their economy, promote local foods, improve health, and protect the environment. Local Foods, Local Places helps communities revitalize neighborhoods through development of local food systems. Eligible applicants include local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit institutions and organizations proposing to work in a neighborhood, town, or city of any size anywhere in the United States. Special consideration will be given to communities with Opportunity Zone designations. Learn more and apply.
Additional Grant Opportunities
Please send grant opportunities to Arneisha Smallwood, ansmallw@ncsu.edu, or Tessa Thraves, tes_thraves@ncsu.edu.
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Book Talk: The New American Farmer
October 26 // 4pm ET
Join The New School on Monday October 26th at 4 p.m. for a presentation and discussion with Dr. Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Assistant Professor of Food Studies at Syracuse University. Dr. Minkoff-Zern will discuss her new book The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race, and the Struggle for Sustainability (2019, MIT Press). Learn more and register.
Additional Racial Equity Resources
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), one of our Farm to School Coalition of NC partners, has created a document of current webinars as well as resources to facilitate engagement and learning around Racial Equity, both in general and especially as it relates to food systems and education. View webinars/ resources here.
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National Farm to School Network |
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2020 Movement Meeting: Food Justice is Racial Justice (Recording) |
How can we shift power in our communities to create a more just food system? What community capital and resources can help us create systemic change in the ways we grow, prepare and eat food? National Farm to School Network hosted a virtual Movement Meeting on Wednesday, Oct.14 from 1-3pm ET, featuring Karen Washington, food justice activist, with deep conversation and action-oriented reflection on racial justice in the farm to school movement and wider food system.
Find a recording of the webinar, information about their Call to Action, and resources shared during the webinar here. Additional links and resources are in the process of being added - check back soon for more!
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Farm to School Coalition of NC | www.farmtoschoolcoalitionnc.org |
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