{"id":11636,"date":"2016-10-03T08:33:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=11636"},"modified":"2016-10-03T08:33:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T15:33:47","slug":"october-is-national-farm-to-school-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/10\/03\/october-is-national-farm-to-school-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is National Farm to School Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Farm-to-school-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11637\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Farm-to-school-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Farm to school (2)\" width=\"333\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Farm-to-school-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Farm-to-school-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Farm-to-school-2.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note &#8211; CDFA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/cafarmtofork.com\/about.htm\">Office of Farm to Fork <\/a>works to connect consumers, school districts, and others directly with California&#8217;s farmers and ranchers. The office also is committed to reducing food insecurity. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Deborah Kane, National Director, USDA Farm to School Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with brilliantly colored hard squash, crisp apples, and hearty greens, October ushers in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoschool.org\/our-work\/farm-to-school-month\">National Farm to School Month<\/a>, a time to raise awareness about and celebrate the impact of farm to school programs on children, producers, and communities. Each year we have more to celebrate: more USDA funds awarded to schools, agencies, and organizations to advance these programs; more money ending up in the pockets of local producers; more school gardens in which students can learn and grow; and more healthful school meals that feature local foods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/f2s\/F2S_Grant_Summary_Report.pdf\">A new report<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome?contentid=2015\/09\/0251.xml&amp;navid=NEWS_RELEASE&amp;navtype=RT&amp;parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&amp;edeployment_action=retrievecontent\">announced by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack<\/a> earlier this month, helps quantify our celebration. An analysis of grant-making over the last three years reveals that USDA has awarded $15.1 million through 221 grants in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fifty percent of funded projects included expanding healthy menu options offered in the cafeteria; 46 percent included training for food service staff about menu planning, meal preparation, and cooking with local and regional foods; and 65 percent included nutrition education activities. These funds have helped 12,300 schools improve nutritious meal options made with local ingredients for 6.9 million students, while expanding market opportunities for family farmers and ranchers in their communities.<span id=\"more-61041\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of course, these numbers really come to life through the stories behind them. Through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/farmtoschool\/farm-school-grant-program\">USDA Farm to School Grant Program<\/a> and our other training and technical assistance efforts, we have had the privilege of hearing countless stories of farm to school success firsthand. We have learned that farm to school works. Within the FNS there is a growing recognition that community food systems \u2013 those in which food production, processing, distribution and consumption are integrated and proximal\u2014are a boon to our programs. That\u2019s why this month we\u2019re also celebrating the creation of a new office, the Office of Community Food Systems, within the FNS\u2019 Child Nutrition Programs.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment of the office allows us to extend our current focus on local foods beyond the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/nslp\/national-school-lunch-program-nslp\">National School Lunch Program<\/a> and its associated programs to include both the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/sfsp\/summer-food-service-program-sfsp\">Summer Food Service Program<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/cacfp\/child-and-adult-care-food-program\">Child and Adult Care Food Program<\/a> and embed this approach in on-going programmatic activities throughout all child nutrition divisions.<\/p>\n<p>When USDA\u2019s Farm to School Program was first established by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, we set a goal that one day <em>every<\/em> child that participates in our nutrition assistance programs would have\u00a0<em>daily<\/em> access to local foods. With the creation of a new Office of Community Food Systems, and the work of countless community partners that we\u2019re honored to fund, we\u2019re closer than ever to making that vision a reality. Happy Farm to School Month indeed!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.usda.gov\/2015\/10\/13\/during-national-farm-to-school-month-usda-celebrates-grantees-accomplishments-and-a-new-office\/#more-61041\">Link to USDA blog post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note &#8211; CDFA&#8217;s Office of Farm to Fork works to connect consumers, school districts, and others directly with California&#8217;s farmers and ranchers. 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