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Farm to school is taking place in all 50 states, D.C. and U.S. Territories! Select a location from the list below to learn more or contact a Core Partner.
Big Day of Action
Tell Congress to strengthen farm to school on Oct. 22
The deadline for Congress to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act (CNR) is now.
The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 expired on Sept. 30, and Congress has yet to pass a new version of this bill (also known as the Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization, or CNR).
Make your voice heard: Join us in calling on Congress to pass a strong CNR that supports farm to school across the country! Make sure your legislators know that farm to school is a common sense approach to child nutrition that empowers kids and their families to make informed food choices while strengthening the local economy and contributing to vibrant communities.
We’re joining together with our partners across the country and members like you during National Farm to School Month to celebrate the benefits of farm to school and tell Congress that it’s time to finish CNR and strengthen the USDA Farm to School Program.
Pledge to join our Big Day of Farm to School Action on Oct. 22, 2015, and let the world know that farm to school is a win for kids, farmers and communities!
Take Action for Farm to School
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 -
Communities across the country are celebrating National Farm to School Month with statewide proclamations, regional food menus in schools, thousands of students crunching into local apples at the same time and more! Whether you’re digging in at a school garden, feasting on local bounty or just want to share your support for local food in schools, join us in shouting out the ways farm to school connects kids and communities to healthy, local food on our Big Day of Farm to School Action, Oct. 22.
Here are actions you can take on Oct. 22 to tell the world that farm to school is a win for kids, a win for farmers and a win for communities:
- Share your story: Post a photo of your school garden (or orchard, or greenhouse…), farm fields or students at lunch on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtags: #moreF2SinCNR and #farmtoschool. Use one of our suggested posts below.
- Call your legislator today: Tell them what farm to school means to your kids, farmers and community – it takes less than five minutes and is so easy! Learn how below.
- Sign-on your support: The Farm to School Act must be included in CNR to ensure that the USDA Farm to School Grant Program can meet the needs of farmers and schools nationwide. Learn more and sign on as a citizen or organization.
- Make real-world connections: Pick up the phone and schedule that field trip to a local farm, or invite parents and local policymakers to school lunch this fall. Interested in learning how to invite a legislator to your school? We can help!
- Grow the movement: Ask your friends and family to join you in telling Congress to support kids and family farms. Share this page with five people today.
Call Your Legislator
Phone calls are FAST, EASY and EFFECTIVE
- Look up your legislators (everyone has two Senators and one Representative) on Govtrack and find their D.C. office phone number.
- Take a deep breath, pick up the phone, dial the D.C. office number, and share a message like this with the person who answers the phone:
"Hi, my name is [your name] and I'm a constituent [also let them know if you're a farmer, a parent, a teacher, etc.]. I'd like to share a message with [your legislator's name], please. The message is: please support farm to school efforts in [your community] by supporting the inclusion of the Farm to School Act of 2015 in the Child Nutrition Act reauthorization. We are counting on you to stand with our community's farmers and kids on this important issue." - We can't say it enough - phone calls are FAST, EASY and one of the BEST things you can do to help pass stronger legislation for farm to school. Try it today!
Learn More
The National Farm to School Network and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition are partnering to advance farm to school priorities in the 2015 reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act (CNR 2015), with the shared goal of supporting stronger communities, healthier children and resilient farms.
Growing stronger together
Help us support vibrant communities and empower
children and families to make healthy food choices.