Tag: Farm to School

STUDY: South Dakota on low end of participation in farm-to-school programs; North Dakota near national average

Oct 24, 2013

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Heidi Marttila-Losure

in Farms, Schools

(NPN) – Though one of the most agriculture-dependent states in the nation, South Dakota is among a group of states that have the lowest percentage of schools participating in farm-to-school activities, according a new USDA report. Twenty-four percent of South Dakota school districts that reported to the USDA said they had some sort of farm-to-school…
New program wants input from schools to improve Farm to School programs

Feb 28, 2013

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Webmaster

in Farms, Schools

Does your school have a school garden? Does your food service use locally grown specialty crops like fresh vegetables and fruits for school lunches? We want to know.