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Farm to School and ECE Local Food Incentive Programs: The National Landscape Webinar
Check out this webinar for a review of different designs of statewide incentive programs explored in a recent report released on the subject, and learn about support available for policy advocacy and education. Results from a national survey were also shared, highlighting the educational needs and values of stakeholders interested in learning more about procurement incentives.
Local food incentive programs provide additional money to school and ECE (early care and education) child nutrition programs with the intention to stimulate increased purchasing of local foods.
Speakers included:
- Cassandra Bull, Policy Intern, National Farm to School Network, former Environmental Research Fellow at the Tufts University Institute of the Environment, and author of Statewide Farm to School Procurement Incentives: Design Thinking & Analysis of the National Policy Landscape
- Karen Spangler, Policy Director, National Farm to School Network
- Colleen Matts, Director, Farm to Institution Programs, Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
Text and video courtesy of Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
