Farm to School Program

Registration open for regional farm-to-school conference

Registration is open for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Southeast Regional Farm to School Conference Sept. 23-24 in Greenville, S.C., which serves teachers, early childhood educators, parents, community health professionals and child nutrition staff from an eight-state region. These shareholders will work to strengthen existing programs and jump-start new farm-to-school efforts. The conference includes a day of field trips to [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-06-15T14:20:25-04:00June 16, 2016|

Regional farm-to-school conference seeks proposals

Educators are invited to submit workshop proposals for the Southeast Regional Farm to School Conference Sept. 23-24 in Greenville, S.C. Proposals should focus on one of the following topics: community connections, local procurement and cafeteria connections, school gardens, farm to preschool/ECE, getting started and messaging and communications. Teachers, early childhood educators, parents, community health professionals and child nutrition staff members [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-02-24T15:35:48-05:00February 25, 2016|

Promoting healthy food for students school visits

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer visited six Kentucky schools recently to encourage child nutrition and healthier school lunches. Commissioner Comer said fresh produce from local farms should be on the menu in Kentucky’s schools. “Children who are overweight and obese are at greater risk of chronic ailments that can damage their quality of life and even shorten their lives,” he said. [...]

By Susan Riddell|2012-05-23T13:37:53-04:00May 24, 2012|