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Montpelier High School's inaugural Solon Soup for the Soul stands as a testament to the enduring power of collaboration, compassion, and the simple act of sharing a meal.

Join us for the first-ever Farm to School Leadership Academy and develop the strategies and relationships you need to build a healthier, more just food system. The year-long, hybrid program begins in October, applications due July 10.

In partnership with the National Farm to School Network, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, and North Carolina State University. Funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Gardening season is officially upon us here in Vermont! Shelburne Farms shares activities, planting suggestions, and topics to explore during your summer programming:

🪴 Three Garden Activities for Early Learners

🌼 Making Natural Plant Dyes

🐝 Discovering the Wondrous World of Pollinators

🍉 Kid-Favorite Plants for Your Garden

MIT Press released a collection of inspiring essays showcasing how to successfully transform public school-food programs to emphasize care, justice, and sustainability, with insights from eight countries.

We collaborated with Action Circles and Hunger Free Vermont on a chapter, sharing how Vermont’s coalition for Farm Fresh School Meals for All worked together to pass Universal School Meals and secure funding for the state’s farm to school and early childhood programming.

Northeast farm to school advocates are collaborating to create a policy platform and skillset that is now bearing fruit in powerful ways. Farm to Institution New England spoke with a panel of professionals embedded in the work, including Betsy Rosenbluth, Co-Director of Vermont FEED.

Next week, we're launching our year-long Northeast Farm to School Institute to support school and district teams in building the relationships, skills, and connections needed to implement robust farm to school programs back home. In tandem, four states — Arizona, North Carolina, Missouri, and New Jersey — will experience the program firsthand, as they adapt our model for their communities.

🎉 Congratulations to the 2024–25 Farm to School Institute cohort:

Bellows Free Academy Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VT

Chariho Regional School District, Wood River Junction, RI

Concord Children Center East, Concord, MA

Jesse T. Zoller Elementary School, Schenectady, NY

North Colonie Central Schools, Latham, NY

ONE Arts Community Schools, Burlington, VT

Plainville Community Schools, Plainville, CT

West River Education District, Townshend, VT

Williston Central School, Williston, VT

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Brattleboro, VT

Windham & Raymond Schools RSU 14, Windham, ME

This program is funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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