Kicking Off Our 14th Annual Northeast Farm to School Institute

“The work of farm to school is more than getting back to the land, it’s an opportunity to get the Land back into us — woven into our systems — embedded in our procedures.

The Land teaches us that there can be growth beyond trauma;

So here is your invitation to act.”

–Delanté Keys, Shelburne Farms Visitor & Guest Experience Coordinator
Opening Land Acknowledgement for the Land at Shelburne Farms
 

Our Northeast Farm to School Institute, now in its fourteenth year, has built enduring farm to school programs in 140 schools, districts, and early childhood programs. Teams kicked off the year-long program with an intensive at Shelburne Farms to build an action plan to better support their students in understanding where their food comes from and connecting to their local food system.

Take a behind-the-scenes look into our kickoff summer retreat:

Video by Sarah Webb.

Congratulations to the 2024–25 Farm to School Institute cohort, we look forward to seeing the change you make this school year and beyond:

• Bellows Free Academy Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VT
• Chariho Regional School District, Wood River Junction, RI
• Concord Children Center East, Concord, MA
• Jesse T. Zoller Elementary School, Schenectady, NY
• North Colonie Central Schools, Latham, NY
• ONE Arts Community Schools, Burlington, VT
• Plainville Community Schools, Plainville, CT
• West River Education District, Townshend, VT
• Williston Central School, Williston, VT
• Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Brattleboro, VT
• Windham & Raymond Schools RSU 14, Windham, ME

In tandem, four states — Arizona, North Carolina, Missouri, and New Jersey — experienced the program firsthand, as they adapt our model for their communities.

The Northeast Farm to School Institute is funded at least in part with Federal funds from the US Department of Agriculture