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“We’re surrounded by so much fresh, wonderful food here in Vermont… but all that doesn’t do much good if when we’re getting home we’re just pulling processed food...

Now more than ever, it is clear that the values of farm to school build resilient communities. Over the past year, Vermont schools showed up. They met our communities’ immediate need to nourish...

While the Farm to School (FTS) movement began with a focus on grades kindergarten through high school, in more recent years, enthusiasm for this learning even earlier in a child’s life has been...

Listen to Vermont FEED's Betsy Rosenbluth and Helen Rortvedt as they share Vermont's Farm to School programs and the need to continue building the connections between the classroom, cafeteria...

Vermont is one of 10 states and the District of Columbia to be awarded $90,900 each to strengthen state-level Farm to Early Childhood (FTEC) initiatives for a one-year project period. Similar to...

In 2016, we visited with Rick Sharff at Milton High School to learn about how he was integrating food systems and Farm to School into his curriculum and work with students. He spoke about...

Our Farm to School work has always had a strong focus on the cafeteria, which we often call the biggest classroom in the school building. To celebrate Farm to School Month this October, the SHelburne...

This year, the High School for Environmental Studies (HSES) and social justice organization 1Freedom in New York City make up one of fourteen teams selected for our Northeast Farm to School Institute...

In a "typical" year, over a dozen teams from schools, school districts, and early childhood programs would convene at Shelburne Farms in June for a three-day immersion to kick off our...

Like most aspects of the world, the COVID 19 pandemic has greatly impacted Vermont's early childhood system, and programs are struggling to remain open during this time of critical childcare...