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 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 […]

[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 […]

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:00PM – 3:00PM (EST) Are you looking to increase your knowledge about and ability to implement the USDA National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs? This free online training series will provide you with the vital information and skills to improve program operations. Live webinars will provide 1 hour of professional […]

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 […]