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Garden design plan on table with pink scissors; text: 'Engaging Students in School Garden Design'

Engaging Students in School Garden Design

With spring just around the corner, it’s a great time to plan and think about your school garden design. Whether starting a new garden or expanding an existing one, involving students in the design…

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

Fostering Connections Through Local Food

Buying local foods is an excellent way to engage with your community, forge new connections, and encourage healthy eating habits. Have you ever visited a farmers market and been astonished by how…

Students learn in a garden.

The Importance of Farm Field Trips

Farm field trips are a fantastic way to promote hands-on learning with students and local growers. Students venture out of the classroom, interact with nature, and have first-hand encounters with…

Coffee Chat: Farm to School

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

We hope you can join us next Tuesday morning, October 15th at 9:00 am for a coffee chat with our Farm to School Work Group, the NC Department of Public Instruction, and other NC partners!Register…

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

Importance of Summer Feeding and Farm to Summer

The new school year has officially begun for many students across North Carolina. While we are excited to see the impacts of Farm to School during the school year, we want to appreciate and highlight…

Decorative image of school garden launch

Extension Grows School Gardens Through New Online Course

Imagine kids giggling in the garden while tickling a worm or excitedly sharing the discovery of a carrot ready to harvest. These and many more stories unfold within NC State Extension’s new series of…

Webinars & Events

Farm to School Coalition of NC Listening Sessions

Farm to School Coalition of NC Listening Sessions We want to hear from you! Have your voice heard through Farm to School Coalition of NC 2024 Listening Sessions. The listening sessions will occur…

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Participate in the 2023 USDA Farm to School Census

The 2023 USDA Farm to School Census is coming!The USDA’s Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program is conducting its fourth Farm to School Census in Fall 2023! The Census assesses the status of farm to…

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Register for the 2023 NC Crunch!

Join the state of North Carolina in celebrating Farm to School and Early Care and Education Month by crunching into a locally grown fruit or vegetable on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at noon or any…

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a two year, $219,458 grant to North Carolina Extension/North Carolina State University and the Center for…