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Celebrating National Farm to School Month

Join us in celebrating National Farm to School Month with NC Farm to School! This program, offered by the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, provides a great option for child nutrition to order fresh North Carolina produce for schools. Learn more about how it works and the available produce. Find out the state impacts and how your school district can get involved. For more information, visit our website or Facebook page. Have questions? Reach out to us!

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Celebrating National Farm to School Month

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  1. Celebrating National Farm to School Month

  2. What is NC Farm to School? • Program of NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services • Option for child nutrition to order NC produce for schools • In place since 1997

  3. How does NC Farm to School Work? • NCDA&CS handles bidding process • CND receives calendar for the year • CND orders through NC ECOS • NCDA&CS picks up from farm and delivers to site in school district

  4. Available Produce Summer Seedless watermelons Cantaloupes Tomatoes Grape tomatoes Peaches Sprite melon Cucumbers Zucchini Yellow squash Sweet corn Apple slices Regular School Year Watermelons Cantaloupes Tomatoes Grape tomatoes Peaches Apples Sweet potatoes Kale Broccoli crowns Cabbage romaine Collards Apple slices Strawberries Squash Zucchini blueberries

  5. State Impacts in 2011-12 • 75 school districts participated • 1,003,921 students • 1,574,975 pounds of produce • $1,210,523.35

  6. Farm to School in (enter your school district) • (Add local events, impacts, accomplishments, pictures. If you had a calendar art winner and want a jpg of the picture for your presentation, email heather.barnes@ncagr.gov)

  7. For more information www.ncfarmtoschool.com www.facebook.com/NCFarmtoSchool

  8. Questions?

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