Farm to School Summit - Register Now!

Farm to School is growing rapidly and it is time to share lessons of the many unique programs in this state, as well as the trends throughout the region and the United States.

Please join us for the first Farm to School Summit in Wisconsin – January 25th, 2012, in conjunction with the WI Local Foods Network conference on the 26th and 27th in Delavan, WI.

For more information and to register visit the Farm to School Summit page.

Statewide Farm to School evaluation report released.

Guest post from Amanda Knitter, who is coordinating the ARRA state Farm to School grant:

Check out the new WI Farm to School Evaluation Report. Kids who participate in Farm to School eat 20% more fruits and vegetables. This is a huge improvement considering the research study also found that 25% of students’ lunch trays did not have any fruits or veggies on them at all.

For easy ways to take action and support the growing Farm to School movement in WI, please visit HealthinPractice.org. You can also find evaluation report talking points, a draft letter to the editor, and other resources available at that link.