Resources
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Cultivating Social-Emotional Health with Farm to Early Care and Education
Published on April 16, 2020
Developing strong social-emotional skills early in life is important for lifelong emotional health. How can educators and caretakers can use farm to ECE activities to encourage children's positive social-emotional development?
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Farm to Early Care and Education: Growing Healthy Eaters
Published on November 5, 2019
This document provides an overview of farm to early care and education, steps to successfully purchase local food, and highlights available resources.
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Special Presentation: National Farm to School Network's Racial and Social Equity Assessment Tool for Farm to School Programs and Policy
Published on June 6, 2019
Learn more about a tool to assess and advance equity in farm to school programs and policies.
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Granja para los migrantes y de temporada Head Start en acción
Published on May 20, 2019
Esta guía demuestra programas de granja para Migrant and Seasonal Head Start por toda la nación, los cuales compran y sirven alimentos locales.
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Alimentos Locales para Pequeños Comensales: Una Guía de Migrant & Seasonal Head Start para la Compra de Alimentos Locales
Published on May 20, 2019
Programas de Head Start Migrante y Estacional pueden aprender a comprar y usar más alimentos cultivados localmente en sus programas que sirven niños de trabajadores agrícolas migrantes y estacionales.
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How do institutional food service professionals know that food from their suppliers is safe?
Published on December 17, 2018
Results from a brief survey asking institutional food service buyers how they know that their suppliers have followed safe food production and handling practices.
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Local Food for Little Eaters: A Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Guide to Local Food Purchasing
Published on November 1, 2018
Using the step-by-step instructions and interactive tools, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs can learn how to purchase and use more local foods in their programs serving children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
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Farm to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start In Action
Published on November 1, 2018
This guide profiles Farm to Migrant and Season Head Start programs nationwide who are purchasing and serving local food.
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2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey
Published on September 11, 2018
The results of the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey are available for partners and supporters to use and share in their networks.
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Michigan Farm to School: Kids in the Kitchen
Published on July 2, 2018
Chef Sean Gartland prepares three healthy recipes that include locally grown products. Each video shows how easy it is to prepare local, healthy, and affordable foods with children of different ages in the kitchen.
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Local Food for Little Eaters: A Purchasing Toolbox for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Published on June 8, 2017
This toolbox supports early childhood programs in starting local food purchasing initiatives to help meet Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines for healthy meals.
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Making Michigan Recipes Work
Published on December 19, 2016
Making Michigan Recipes Work is a collection of resources for institutional food service professionals to learn handling and culinary skills specific to fresh, Michigan produce.
