News From Farm to School

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Regional Farm to School Workshops

January 14, 2026

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Planting Possibilities: Workshop for Extension Professionals and Volunteers

January 14, 2026

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Calling All Youth Innovators! Join Our Research Mentorship With the NC Youth Institute

January 14, 2026

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Designing Your School Garden: K - 5th Grade

August 4, 2025

Salad with cherry tomatoes and cheese; badge: Celebrating Local Food, Gaston County (NC State Ext.)
Celebrating Local Food in Gaston County

May 7, 2025

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Registration OPEN - School Garden Online Course

February 3, 2025

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Engaging Students in School Garden Design

January 22, 2025

Children and adults petting a sheep behind a metal pen; text "Fostering Local Food Connections" and "NC State Extension"
Fostering Connections Through Local Food

January 16, 2025

Students learn in a garden.
The Importance of Farm Field Trips

November 7, 2024

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Celebrating Farm to School Month!

October 23, 2024

Coffee Chat: Farm to School
Local Food Coffee Chat: Farm to School - October 15th

October 9, 2024

Handwritten menu on board beside sign reading: Importance of Summer Feeding & Farm to Summer
Importance of Summer Feeding and Farm to Summer

September 10, 2024

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Teens Talk Wellness Season 2

June 3, 2024

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2024 NC 4-H Beekeeping Essay

March 27, 2024

Poster: HOWLING WITH CALS summer camp for rising 9th graders; June 9-13, 2024; Apply by April 22
Howling With CALS: Summer Camp for Rising Freshmen

March 27, 2024

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Extension Grows School Gardens Through New Online Course

February 8, 2024

Webinars & Events
Farm to School Coalition of NC Listening Sessions

January 26, 2024

The Farm to School Census Logo (Green and blue text)
Participate in the 2023 USDA Farm to School Census

October 3, 2023

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Farm to School Coalition NC Weekly Newsletter

September 22, 2023

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Teens Talk Wellness: A Student-Led Podcast

September 7, 2023

Amanda Wilkins, Lee County Horticulture Agent teaches a gardening class at a childcare center as part of the county’s Farm to ECE initiative. Photo from Lee County Cooperative Extension.
Nurturing Local Food Connections Through Early Childcare: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Lee County Center

September 1, 2023

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The National School Lunch Program

August 22, 2023

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Register for the 2023 NC Crunch!

July 27, 2023

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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Awards New Grant to Support NC Farm to School Online Training Initiative

July 12, 2023

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Get Growing: Strawberries in the Garden

October 3, 2018

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