Farm to School Act - Illinois Farm to School Network https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-FtoSLogo-1-32x32.png Farm to School Act - Illinois Farm to School Network https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org 32 32 Illinois Farm to School Program receives $85,000 USDA Grant https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/11/18/illinois-farm-to-school-grant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=illinois-farm-to-school-grant Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:30:05 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=666 Seven Generations Ahead (SGA), the convening organization for the Illinois Farm to School Network, has been selected to receive a competitive USDA Farm to School Grant. The funds will be used to create a robust farm to school program in Kane Country, in partnership with the Kane County Health Department. Alongside the development of the Kane […]

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]]> Early Results From the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census are Here https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/10/21/2015-farm-to-school-census/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2015-farm-to-school-census Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:13:42 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=515 On Tuesday, Oct 20th, the Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released preliminary results from the 2015 USDA farm to school census, which represents data from the 2013-2014 school year. The last survey was conducted two years ago, and provided information on the state of farm to school programming for the 2011-2012 school year. Final results won’t be […]

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]]> Child Nutrition Reauthorization Delayed in Congress https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/09/17/child-nutrition-reauthorization-delayed-in-congress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=child-nutrition-reauthorization-delayed-in-congress Thu, 17 Sep 2015 20:01:06 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=385 The U.S. Senate has delayed legislative progress on the crucial Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act (also known as CNR – Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act), which was set to be in committee markup on September 17, 2015. This delay may last a few months, while the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act is set to expire at the end […]

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