Having trouble viewing this email? View as webpage.

Funding Opportunity:

New England Food Vision Prize

Are you working to increase access to regionally produced food in school kitchens and campus dining halls? The Henry P. Kendall Foundation's 2025 New England Food Vision Prize is awarding $1.5 million to support this critical work!

Applications for the second award cycle are due September 12. 

Adapting Our Model: Pennsylvania's Statewide Farm to School Institute

Our Farm to School Institute Adaptation Program supports leaders in bringing the Vermont FEED model to their state and launching new Institute programs. This recent case study dives into Pennsylvania's program, including how the state implemented the model to their local context, early impacts, and lessons learned.

Farmers, Need Your "This Farm Feeds Vermont Kids" Sign?

The Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network invites all Vermont farmers selling to schools and early childhood programs to post this sign on your farm or market booth this fall. Get yours by contacting Farm to Institution Program Director Kayla Strom at kayla@nofavt.org by September 8.

An Innovative School Garden Project in Connecticut

New Farm to School Northeast Podcast episode! Listen as Ernie Koschmieder, the Food Service Director for Groton Public Schools in Groton, CT, highlights his shipping container project for increasing food access for students.

Groton Public Schools is an alumni district of our Northeast Farm to School Institute.

Rooted Together: Fall Gathering

for Farm-Based Educators

Free, September 19–21. Learn, reflect, and restore with fellow farm-based educators during this 2.5-day professional learning event at Massaro Community Farm, Woodbridge, CT. Find inspiration for school field trip activities, visit a nearby school, and join an unforgettable tidal foraging expedition.

Organized and facilitated by members of the Farm-Based Education Network, a project administered by Shelburne Farms. 

You're receiving this email from Vermont FEED because you have previously signed up, downloaded a resource from our website, or participated in our farm to school programming. If you would no longer like to receive our updates, unsubscribe below.

Vermont FEED is a farm to school partnership project of

Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools and NOFA-VT.