Northeast Farm to School Institute
Go beyond the basics of farm to school and early childhood. As a team, build relationships, skills, and connections to implement robust programs that align with your school’s priorities.
Farm to school programs build relationships between schools and local farms and bring locally grown foods to cafeterias and classrooms. Through hands-on learning, students can connect the dots of where their food comes from and the impacts of their choices on their bodies, the environment, and the local food system and farming community.
Farm to school is growing in early childhood education, too—within center-based and family-based childcare settings, preschools, Headstart programs, and home visiting programs.
Featured Resources
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Farm to Early Childhood Activities: Butter Making & Compound Butters
Watch how to dive into butter making with your early learners. -
Cycles in the Garden
A K–4 hands-on unit of study that builds scientific habits of mind and celebrates the cycles found in a garden community. -
Connecting Classrooms, Cafeterias, Communities: A Guide to Building Integrated Farm to School Programs
Develop robust, long lasting, and integrated farm to school programs for whole-school change. -
Project Seasons
147+ activities for classroom educators, pre-school and after-school teachers, camp instructors, and parents. -
Cultivating Joy and Wonder: Educating for Sustainability in Early Childhood Through Nature, Food, and Community
Essays and early childhood activities that encourage exploration of the natural world.
Our 3Cs Approach: connecting classrooms, cafeterias, and communities
Vermont FEED, our partnership project with NOFA-VT, developed the 3Cs Approach, which has taken root across the country. It’s a successful model of change that connects efforts in the Cafeteria, Classroom, and Community to achieve robust and sustainable farm to school programs. Learn more about Vermont FEED and our farm to school partnerships.
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Events & Programs
Cultivating Joy & Wonder
An immersive week on the farm for early childhood educators. Learn ways to utilize your community—cities, the suburbs, or rural areas—as a vital resource in your program.