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April 10-14, 2023

San Diego, California

CACFP · Afterschool Meals · Summer Food

Program Spotlight Track | CEU Specialty 2

Innovative Strategies to Connect CACFP and Farm to ECE

What is farm to early care and education, and how can this program help achieve best practices in CACFP and support healthy environments? Learn how a national grant has helped foster connections between these two programs in Colorado and Iowa at the state and community level through innovative strategies.

  1. Identify the three core elements of farm to ECE.
  2. Understand the natural overlap between farm to ECE and CACFP.
  3. Discover strategies states and communities can use to build sustainable connections.

Presented by

Sophia Riemer Web

Sophia Riemer, MPH, RDN

Farm to ECE Associate, National Farm to School Network

Brittany Martens Web

Brittany Martens, MPH

Farm to Colorado Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Chelsea Krist Web

Chelsea Krist

Farm to School Program Coordinator, Iowa State University Extension

Krista Smith Web

Krista Smith

Farm to ECE Coordinator, Iowa State University Extension

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Sponsors
Exhibitors
SILVER LEVEL

Champion Foodservice

E S Foods

The Farmers' Truck

General Mills

KidKare by Minute Menu

MH Miles Company, CPA, PC

Optimum Foods

BRONZE LEVEL

Buena Vista Food Products

Butter Buds Inc.

California Department of Social Services

CenterPilot

Chefables

Choice Partners Cooperative

Diversified Foods Inc.

Dole Packaged Foods

Ekon-O-Pac

findhelp.org

Food for Good, Pepsico Foundation

Food & Supply Source

Fresh Baby

Fresh Start Healthy Meals

G.A. Systems, Inc.

Gerber Products Company

Health-e Pro

Integrated Food Service

Kaplan Early Learning Company

JA Food Service/Packaged Meal Kits

J&J Snack Foods

Myers & Stauffer LC

Novick Childcare Solutions

Peterson Farms Family of Companies

PrimeroEdge

Red Gold Tomato & Condiment Products

Revolution Foods

Unity Meals

NONPROFIT LEVEL

American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures National Center

California Dried Fruit Coalition (CDFC)

Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI)

Dairy Council of CA/Let's Eat Healthy

Dr. Yum Project

Early Learning Ventures

Institute of Child Nutrition

Mission: Readiness

Mushroom Council

No Kid Hungry Campaign by Share Our Strength (SOS)

The Outreach Program

Pacific Northwest Canned Pears

Penn State Extension Better Kid Care Program

Team Nutrition