Posts Tagged ‘farm to CACFP’
Sowing Success: Real Stories & Strategies in Farm to CACFP ($)
We’re bringing together voices from the field to share how Farm to CACFP works in real-world settings. Hear from a provider, sponsoring organization, and State agency as they discuss their journeys, challenges, and best practices for implementing and sustaining local food efforts. Listen to practical insights and inspiring stories to help you grow your own Farm to CACFP operation.
Read MoreFind Your Farmer: Enrich Farm to ECE Through Producer Relationships ($)
Farm to ECE enhances community access to healthy and local foods by changing food purchasing practices, elevating food and agricultural education, and strengthening local food economies. Explore the National Farm to School Network’s role in supporting ECE programs, steps for connecting with local producers for procurement and innovative approaches to food purchasing.
Read MoreFive Ways to Celebrate Farm to CACFP WeekÂ
This October marks the inaugural Farm to CACFP Week, hosted by the National CACFP Association to celebrate the benefits of connecting child and adult care programs with local foods.
Read MoreComing Up! Farm to CACFP Events
Farm to CACFP connects providers to local food producers with the objectives of serving locally-grown foods and providing nutrition education. Check out these upcoming events at NCA!
Read MoreCelebrate Farm to CACFP
October is National Farm to School Month, but it’s not just for schools. This is a time to celebrate the connections happening all over the country between children and local food in many different settings, including in the CACFP. Our partners at the National Farm to School Network (NFSN) have a Celebration Toolkit & resource to help you participate in farm to ECE activities.
Read MoreFarm to ECE Federal Funding GuideÂ
Funding is a necessary resource to build up and carry out farm to early care and education (ECE) activities. There are a variety of funding sources that states, localities, and organizations have leveraged to support the purchase of culturally relevant local foods; gardening and food tastings; and food, nutrition, and agricultural education for ECE sites.
Read MoreLeveraging CACFP for Farm to ECE
When combined, the CACFP and Farm to Early Care Education (Farm to ECE) activities can have an extraordinary impact on children, child care providers, and local communities. FRAC’s report aims to support child care providers to access CACFP and utilize it for eligible Farm to ECE activities by highlighting the mutually beneficial synergy between these initiatives.
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