This event took place on November 6, 2025. Presenter: Loni Austin, Founder, Austin Ridge Farm Description: Are you a farmer or food business owner interested in selling to schools? In this session, participants will learn some basics of school sales, including how to respond to a request for quotes and other common school purchasing practices […]

This event took place on October 22nd, 2025. Description: Join us to learn how Amherst Pelham Public School provides all students in grades K-6 with year-round garden-based learning in both school garden spaces as well as in classrooms.  Jen and Leila will share proven strategies for year-round garden education, building community partnerships, and overcoming implementation […]

This webinar took place on September 17, 2025. Description: Hear from Terrific Tray of the Year winners, Leah Botko and Mary Palen, as they talk about the winning elements from their food photos and how they use Terrific Tray submission photos for in-district promotion with students, families and staff. Attendees will receive photography pointers, social […]

This webinar took place on September 10, 2025. Scroll down to view a recording of the webinar. Presenters: Dinah Mack & Abby Getman Skillicorn, Mass Farm to School Description: Are you interested in starting Farm to School efforts in your school or early education center? Join us to learn about all the offerings Mass Farm […]

This webinar took place on August 21, 2025. Scroll down to view a recording of the webinar. Description: Looking to source local foods but not sure where to start? Mass Farm to School will walk you through identifying what local items can easily be sourced for your meal programs, vendors you can work with, and […]

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[This event occurred on January 18, 2023, please scroll down to watch a recording.]  Presenter: Amy Donovan, Program Director, Franklin County Solid Waste Management Composting is a dynamic teaching tool you can use to introduce and explain concepts as far reaching as the life cycle, the importance of death and decomposition, soil, recycling, resource management, […]

Presenter Karen Spiller, KAS Consulting & the Thomas W. Haas Professor in Sustainable Food Systems at University of New Hampshire For the past seven years, Food Solutions New England has hosted the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge that has inspired thousands to learn, reflect and act in service of creating a culture of belonging and […]

Presenter Anna Cynar, Innovation Academy Charter School, Classroom Educator Learn from Anna Cynar, Educator and Co-Coordinator of Innovation Academy’s Sustainable Food Systems course, an interdisciplinary, full-year lab science class for 11th and 12th graders. You’ll learn about how the class is structured, explore class projects, and take a virtual tour of the cooking labs and […]

Presenters: Brittany Peats, MA Food System Collaborative Jessica Lander, Lowell Public Schools Maria Berrios, Auburn High School Hear from high school teachers about how they have creatively and thoughtfully included discussions about diverse culinary traditions and sustainability in the food system in their classes. Brittany Peats, Program Manager of MA Food System Collaborative, moderated this […]

Presenters Karly Dunn, Home Grown Springfield, Student Engagement Specialist Julia Thomas, FoodCorps Service Member Drawing on their collective experience working at Home Grown Springfield and FoodCorps, Karly and Julia shared how they have incorporated student feedback into their school meals and why it is important to do so. Attendees were given tools to identify their students’ […]

Presenters Jared Auerbach, Founder & CEO, Red’s Best Joseph Jurek, Commercial Fisherman Join Red’s Best’s Founder & CEO Jared Auerbachand special guest, fisherman Joseph Jurek, for a transparent conversation about the inner workings of New England’s lively, historic fishing industry. The focus of this session was innovative seafood products developed specifically for schools, including those where […]