Welcome to Farm to School Northeast

A podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the Northeast.

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Episode One: What Do We Mean When We Say “Farm to School”?

While farm to school programs exist across the country and throughout the Northeast, for some the phrase “farm to school” might not be familiar. And for others, a definition might be a little hard to pin down. We asked a variety of people who work in farm to school in different capacities to describe what farm to school means to them. Whether defined by a school garden coordinator, a classroom teacher or administrator, a food service director, policy maker, farmer or food justice activist, come to understand the themes that are present among all roles.

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