Welcome to the new home of the Illinois Farm to School Network online. This space will hold great photos..
… information on wonderful programs…
(check out our member list!)
…and work done by and for the network. We are still growing our website and hope to add more resources throughout Fall 2015.
You can lead a student to the broccoli, but you can’t make him eat it. Or, can you? Summer is winding down and once again, schools across America are opening their doors, and their cafeterias. As school food service professionals begin the arduous process of re-opening kitchens, training staff and ordering food supplies, decisions are […]
Recently, I read an article featuring Vermont Farm to School stories shared during a statewide Farm to School Day at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Farm to school practitioners, health advocates and schoolchildren lucky enough to have a farm to school program in their district told many moving stories to House Representatives. It got […]
Over the past several weeks, we have worked on our March Farm to School Day event making decisions, setting details and hiring vendors. Planning a complex event is stressful and at times, frustrating. Creating an event that best represents our values and our work can be even more so. It is easy to lose sight […]