Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by influencing food purchasing and education practices at K-12 schools and preschools. Students gain access to healthy, local foods as well as education opportunities through such avenues as school gardening, cooking lessons, and farm field trips. Through community-driven approaches,
On December 14th, MSU Extension and the National Center for Appropriate Technology teamed together to present on December’s Harvest of the Month Product, Lentils in Whitehall Elementary. Each afterschool group of K-5th graders participated in a true/false lentil facts game after watching the Lentil HOM video, made their own lentil hummus with a mortar and
NW FOOD HUB NETWORK PARTNERS WITH MONTANA OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO BRING LOCAL FOOD TO K-12 STUDENTS STATEWIDE “Montana Marinara” product is created from local products and made in rural Montana Ronan, MT, December 7, 2021 — The NW Food Hub Network is partnering with the Montana Office of Public Instruction to bring