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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

This webinar has already taken place. Scroll down to watch a recording. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded, state-administered program which provides free healthy meals and snacks to children and teens during the summer months when school is out. Find out how your farmers market can get involved! […]

[This event has taken place, please scroll down to watch a recording.] Thursday, April 29, 2021 2:00PM – 3:30PM (EST) Hear from community farms across Massachusetts on how they partner with schools in their district to bring Farm to School to life. We will look at different successful models that offer meaningful educational programming that […]

This info session has already taken place, view a recording below.  We are excited to bring back the Massachusetts Farm to School Institute for the 2021-2022 school year. The Institute is a unique year-long professional learning opportunity for selected school or district teams from across the Commonwealth. What makes the Institute model unique and effective […]

This event has taken place, view a recording below. 03.09.2021 3:00 PM (EST) Online On March 9th we will be holding an online session to review bills filed this legislative session that impact the local food and school food environments. We’ll hear from several advocates including the MA Food System Collaborative and Project Bread, and discuss how […]

This webinar has already taken place, a recording is available below.  Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 | 2:00PM EST It’s Farm to School Month – Make your voice heard this October to advocate for state and national policies that support strong school meal programs, vibrant farms, and healthy communities. Featured speakers Winton Pitcoff, Director of the […]

This webinar/discussion has taken place, you may view a recording below. Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 2:00PM – 4:00PM Join the Massachusetts Farm to School Network, for a virtual version of our annual stakeholder gathering, moderated by Calin Duke, Farm to School Manager, Sustainable Nantucket along with: Chetna Naimi, Partnership Director, Codman Academy Charter Public School […]

This webinar has taken place. You may watch a recording of the webinar and download the notes below. Monday, May 18, 2020 2:30 – 3:30PM EST Webinar Join the Mass. Farm to School Network’s Education Working Group for another Virtual Listening/Sharing Session on Monday, May 18th from 2:30 – 3:30 PM EST. We will continue […]