Jim Barber: Barber is an Agricultural Promotion Specialist and Special Assistant to the Commissioner for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Through this role, he has become familiar with the state’s agricultural challenges and also worked on conservation issues. Barber is very active on agricultural organizations and co-founded NY Farms!, an organization that developed the Farm-to-School program which was later adopted by the State. He has been the 5th generation farm owner and operator of Embar Farms for 19 years. Barber holds a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from Cornell University.
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Making the connection.
Parents want their kids to eat more fresh produce, schools want to serve it, and farmers are eager to sell it. What are we waiting for?
Parents want their kids to eat more fresh produce, schools want to serve it, and farmers are eager to sell it. What are we waiting for?
H. 3179 Creates Farm to School Program This legislation creates the South Carolina Farm to School Program within the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. This program fosters a direct relationship between South Carolina farms and schools to provide schools with fresh and minimally processed foods for student consumption. The bill was referred to the Senate Education Committee and did not receive any further action.
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Farm to School - “The Committee directs the Department to report to the Committees within 180 days on the national demand for farm to school programs. Farm to school programs enable children to have access to nutritious food while benefiting community and local farmers by providing a consistent, reliable market.”
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The Obamas Advocate For Better School Lunches. They Has An Army Of Food Activists Ready To Help… (via Barack Obama news: The Obamas Advocate For Better School Lunches. They Has An Army Of Food Activists Ready To Help…
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Teach children healthy habits that will last through life - Fund grants for innovative Farm to School programs and school gardens. Give schools the incentive to buy local - Establish financial incentives that encourage schools to buy food from local farms for all child nutrition programs, thereby creating jobs in our communities, rebuilding rural economies, supporting family farmers, and shortening the distance food travels to save oil and ensure school foods are as fresh and healthy as possible.
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From Farm to School: The Push to Get Locally Grown Food to American School Children
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“For every $1 we spend on Oregon products, another $.87 continues to cycle throughout the Oregon economy. Beyond supporting the agricultural sector, when we invest in school food we create jobs and support the Oregon economy overall. School food is a “fork ready” project if ever there was one; that’s good news in these difficult economic times. Equity issues have to be considered as well. In Oregon, 46 percent of the children who eat school food do so as recipients of either free or reduced price meals. As the recession deepens, this number is expected to rise as more and more economically challenged families turn to the school meal program to help keep food in their children’s bellies. Don’t these children deserve the very best Oregon has to offer?”
