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Farms to School

Practical Small Steps Help Link Farms and Schools

There are many ways to begin linking farms and schools. You can begin building farm-school partnerships by taking one of the following small steps.

  • Celebrate NY Harvest for NY Kids Week. During this yearly event, schools throughout New York State focus on New York farms and agriculture. For more information visit the website at www.prideofny.com/farm2school.html Help is also available at the Cornell Farm to School site at www.cce.cornell.edu/farmtoschool

  • Prepare and publicize a meal featuring seasonally available foods. To find out what foods are available in season visit Cornell's Northeast Regional Food Guide at www.nutrition.cornell.edu/foodguide/lists.html

  • Tell produce suppliers that you prefer products from New York. Request varieties of foods that are commonly grown in New York, such as Empire apples. To locate local food contact The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets at www.agmkt.state.ny.us/FandMSearch.html ; The Pride of NY at www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/PonySearch.asp ; The Cornell Cooperative Extension in your county at www.cce.cornell.edu/countyMap.php ; or The New York Farm Bureau at www.nyfb.org

  • Highlight foods from New York year round, as they appear on school menus. For examples of this visit www.cce.cornell.edu/farmtoschool/hcsmenu.pdf

  • Serve seasonally available New York foods at school meetings or banquets. For example, even during the winter, New York apples are widely available and taste delicious. To find out what's in season visit the Harvest Calendar at NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets www.agmkt.state.ny.us/HarvestCalendar.html

  • Arrange for students to visit a local farm or farmers' market. Farmers markets can be found at www.NYFarmersMarket.com or at www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/CommunityFarmersMarkets.asp

  • Invite a farmer to visit the school and talk with students. Contact the New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education at nysprokop@fb.org for a referral.

  • Include agricultural activities across the disciplines. For more information contact the Agriculture in the Classroom program at Cornell at www.cerp.cornell.edu/aitc

  • Plant a school garden. For guidance, contact Cornell University's Kids Growing Food Program www.cerp.cornell.edu/kgf

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