Farm to School
What is Farm to School (F2S)? It certainly represents more than just “buying local.” It’s a mindset and an approach to connecting food education to the process of growing healthy kids.
F2S activities include planting gardens, visiting farms, and using locally grown ingredients in menus. It also includes teaching kids to cook with local foods and bringing farmers to the schools to teach kids about farming and food production.
Farm to School
What is Farm to School (F2S)? It certainly represents more than just “buying local.” It’s a mindset and an approach to connecting food education to the process of growing healthy kids.
F2S activities include planting gardens, visiting farms, and using locally grown ingredients in menus. It also includes teaching kids to cook with local foods and bringing farmers to the schools to teach kids about farming and food production.
“An investment in the health of America’s students through farm-to-school activities is also an investment in the health of local economies.”
“An investment in the health of America’s students through farm-to-school activities is also an investment in the health of local economies.”
Harvest of the Month
What is Harvest of the Month?
Harvest of the Month (HOTM) is an ongoing program that encourages students to become engaged in the importance of local food, seasonality, and sustainability. Each month, the district features a different fruit or vegetable that reflects the growing season in your state.
Understanding our agricultural footprint is vital to the future of our kids’ health and our planet. A school meal program incorporating a Harvest of the Month (HOTM) model creates multiple opportunities for students to experience and learn about local food. With HOTM as your school meal theme, nutrition education and marketing activities can educate students about seasonal, local, and healthy foods. In addition, HOTM programs can often lead to students taking lessons home, which supports both parents and kids in making healthy choices in their daily lives. Incorporating nutrition education and marketing tools such as HOTM tasting events, chef demonstrations, rainbow days, student art contests, Harvest of the Month collector cards, harvest festivals, farm visits, farmer’s market days, and school gardens are all part of a comprehensive Farm to School program.
Harvest of the Month
What is Harvest of the Month?
Harvest of the Month (HOTM) is an ongoing program that encourages students to become engaged in the importance of local food, seasonality, and sustainability. Each month, the district features a different fruit or vegetable that reflects the growing season in your state.
Understanding our agricultural footprint is vital to the future of our kids’ health and our planet. A school meal program incorporating a Harvest of the Month (HOTM) model creates multiple opportunities for students to experience and learn about local food. With HOTM as your school meal theme, nutrition education and marketing activities can educate students about seasonal, local, and healthy foods. In addition, HOTM programs can often lead to students taking lessons home, which supports both parents and kids in making healthy choices in their daily lives. Incorporating nutrition education and marketing tools such as HOTM tasting events, chef demonstrations, rainbow days, student art contests, Harvest of the Month collector cards, harvest festivals, farm visits, farmer’s market days, and school gardens are all part of a comprehensive Farm to School program.
