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?

Sowing Seeds: Improving Food Quality with Farm to School Programs

From the cafeteria to the classroom and beyond, farm to school programs offer children and communities a myriad of benefits including increases in consumption of healthier foods such as fruits and vegetables, and knowledge and awareness of where food comes from.

This webinar will describe how these changes can be achieved, highlight the National Farm to School network and its resources, and provide an in depth look at current federal opportunities that exist to support farm to school efforts. Additionally, this discussion will also lift up the case study of Oregon, where a pilot program successfully increased children’s access to fruits and vegetables in schools.

http://www.reversechildhoodobesity.org/content/webinar-sowing-seeds-improving-food-quality-farm-school-programs