Recorded on March 8, 2022 Students who grow food in a school garden should have the opportunity to eat and celebrate the end results of their labor, but many schools and cafeterias have questions around garden food safety. What are best practices around garden food safety that can minimize risks associated with serving food from […]

School Gardens 101 Recorded on February 8, 2022 Does your school want to establish an outdoor or indoor garden program but you don’t know where to begin? Have you started a school garden but you need more support on planning, maintenance and instruction? This workshop explores how to get a garden program up and running […]

This webinar took place on March 10, 2022. View recording below.  Farm to School Breakfast: Cooking Demo with Project Bread In this workshop, led by Project Bread’s Chef Educators, participants will learn how to create easy, cost-effective breakfast recipes that feature local ingredients and can be served in a variety of meal service settings, including […]

We are pleased to announce our 2022 School Garden Webinar Series, featuring ideas for starting a new school garden program, understanding food safety in a school garden setting, and setting up best practices for your school garden. Please scroll down to read more about each session and for registration links. All events are free and […]

[This event has taken place, please scroll down to watch a recording.] Date: December 15, 2021 Time: 2:30PM – 3:30PM EST Location: Virtual Past, Present, and Future: School Lunch & Farm to School Explore the last 100 years of school food, and watch how the history of school lunch can provide context for bringing Farm […]

[This event has taken place, please scroll down to watch a recording.] December 7, 2021 2:30-3:30 PM EST Virtual Trauma and Nutrition From the Home to the Cafeteria: A Reflective Forum for the Individual and Community at Large Explore how food and trauma are intertwined. Food can establish a strong sense of community, but can […]

October 19, 2021 11:00AM EST [Online Meeting] Massachusetts Farm to School and the Massachusetts Food for Massachusetts Kids Coalition hosted a policy briefing on October 19th for state policymakers to hear about the bill to establish a Massachusetts Farm to School Grant Program (S.349 and H.686). Thank you to everyone who attended the briefing or […]

Date: Oct 7, 2021 Time: 4:00PM – 6:00PM Location: Jackson St. Elementary School Garden, 120 Jackson St, Northampton, MA 01060 Rain or Shine Please join Massachusetts Farm to School and School Sprouts for a tour, discussion, and networking with peers at Northampton’s Jackson St. Elementary School Garden. Learn how the garden has evolved over the […]

Date: Oct 13, 2021 Time: 3:30PM Location: REC’s YouthGROW Oread Street Farm, 63 Oread St, Worcester, MA 01608 Rain or Shine Calling all farm to school friends! Please join Massachusetts Farm to School and the Regional Environmental Council (REC) for a Central Massachusetts farm to school conversation & celebration. Learn about the exciting farm to […]

This webinar has already taken place. Please scroll down to watch a recording. ——– Join us on Wednesday, August 4th from 10am-11am. In this session we will discuss the ways in which providing garden-based and outdoor learning experiences can help you safely welcome back your whole student population this fall and provide unique opportunities to […]

A Remote Professional Development Institute for Grades 6-12 Educators [Hosted by the Wade Institute for Science Education]  Get a behind-the-scenes look at the science, technology, and engineering involved in agriculture and other aspects of food production. Understand the food production systems at local, national, and global levels and evaluate the interdependent relationships these systems create […]

[This webinar has taken place, please scroll down to watch a recording.] Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:00PM – 3:00PM (EST) Have you wondered how to increase your purchases from local farms and producers without breaking MA and Federal procurement regulations? Then this workshop is for you! In partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, we […]