Vote on your favorite local lunch tray of the year! Join Massachusetts Farm to School and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office for Food and Nutrition Programs (FNP) in celebrating School Year 2023-2024’s monthly Terrific Tray Winners! School nutrition programs across the Commonwealth have submitted photographs of trays featuring delicious local foods sourced from […]

Encourage your legislator to attend the October 12th Virtual Farm to School Policy Briefing. Use the text below to send them an invitation. Need your legislator’s contact information? Visit: https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator Template Text: Dear _____, I hope you will join me in attending a policy briefing on the farm to school grant program on Thursday, October […]

Short-term Job Opening: Event Coordinator, Massachusetts Food System Collaborative About the MA Food System Collaborative The MA Food System Collaborative was established in 2016 to promote, monitor, and facilitate implementation of the MA Local Food Action Plan. The Plan is a comprehensive set of recommendations toward a sustainable, equitable food system for the Commonwealth. The […]

Farm to School Grants (Updated 7/5/2023) This is a summary of state, regional and national grant opportunities related to farm to school, school gardens, hydroponics, school food and more. If you know of other grants to add to the list, please let us know!  Name $ Due Date  MA FRESH: Supporting Grant  $5,000-$25,000 Anticipated release […]

We invite you to apply to be a member of the 2024 Massachusetts Farm & Sea to School Conference Program Planning Committee! We plan to host the conference in person in March of 2024 and seek to provide a space for cross-sector learning, networking, and inspiration. The conference will offer content relevant to individuals working […]

The Kale Blazer recognizes an individual or group of individuals who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in farm to school activity in Massachusetts. These are people or groups at the forefront of the farm to school movement – innovating and setting inspiring examples for others to learn from.  As we seek to advance equity in […]

About the Project With support from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) and the USDA Specialty Crops Grant program, Massachusetts Farm to School is working to develop resources for the Harvest of the Month for Educators program. The material will be designed for secondary educators who wish to utilize the Harvest of the Month […]

Call for Workshops!  Proposal deadline (extended): Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Notification of proposal status: March 25, 2022 Between May 16-21 2022, Massachusetts Farm to School will host the 6th statewide gathering, the Massachusetts Farm & Sea to School Conference, and we want to amplify your voices and learn from your activism! This year’s conference theme […]

Call for Workshops! Seeding the Future: The Massachusetts Farm & Sea to School Conference | May 16 – May 21, 2022 Proposal deadline (extended): Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Notification of proposal status: March 25, 2022 Conference Overview This May 2022, Massachusetts Farm to School will host our 6th statewide gathering, the MA Farm & Sea […]

Calling All Students October is Farm to School Month! To celebrate your school garden & farm to school month, Massachusetts Farm to School is inviting all students K-12 to enter their garden inspired artwork into an online exhibit. Don’t have a school garden? Don’t worry! You can still submit your artwork & tell us what […]

  We are pleased to announce our 2021 Kale Blazers! The Kale Blazer recognizes an individual or group of individuals who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in farm to school activity in Massachusetts. These are people innovating and setting inspiring examples for others to learn from. Anna Cynar, Farm to School Coordinator & Science Teacher, […]

The Mass. Farm to School Network’s Education Community of Practice is looking forward to spring and would like to spark new ideas for your school garden by inviting you to share your garden virtually. Your garden videos will be posted on social media & on the Mass. Farm to School Website. The short video tours can share […]