A4: It’s clearer than ever that school nutrition is essential. For schools to continue nourishing kids, they need resources — access to local ingredients, training for staff, and modern kitchens equipped for scratch cooking. #LunchChat

A student favorite today for our NY Thursday- Chicken Mac & Cheese! 🧀🎉 UECSD Tigers Nicole #Farm2School #NYFarmToSchool #NYFarm2School #NYThursday

Today's the day. Please take action along side the champions for farm to school NY! farmland.salsalabs.org/nyfood4nykidsv… #shakethehandthatfeedsyou #NYFood4NYKids

Research from AFT New York finds that with the right support, NY schools could increase spending on NY grown food to $250M, increasing access to healthy, local food to 900K students by 2025! Act now to support #NYFood4NYKids and #FarmtoSchool: farmland.salsalabs.org/nyfood4nykidsv…

Brought some sweetness to students HARPURSVILLE CSD with Blueberry Bars made with NY Blueberries! 🫐💙 We are testing these before they are on the menu next school year. #farmtoschool #farm2school #nyfarmtoschool #nyfarm2school #NYThursday #RockonCafe 📷: Hannah Rion / Food & Health Network

It's #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek! Join us in celebrating the important role school breakfast plays in feeding kids healthy, New York grown food, and supporting our state's farmers. Learn more and take action: finys.org/nyfood4nykids #NSBW22 #NYFood4NYKids #NSBW22

The NY Farm to School Institute is a comprehensive year-long learning opportunity for New York school teams to develop and refine their #FarmtoSchool programs. Apply by April 1st! finys.org/institute

Final #NYBudget negotiations are happening now! You can be part of an important opportunity to help bring more #NYFood4NYKids into schools. Farm to School is a win-win-win for farmers, healthy kids, and local economies! Act now: finys.org/nyfood4nykids

"No one should lose their lives while shopping for food." Please share- Buffalo Food Justice Advocates And Partners Call For End To White Supremacy And Anti-Blackness: docs.google.com/document/u/3/d… Compiled by members of the Buffalo Food Equity Network #BFEN

Invest in Black-led organizations working to end food apartheid and violence in Buffalo, visit: bit.ly/BlackLedBfloOr…

We look forward to partnering with NY Ag and Markets and CCE Farm to Instititon Program to offer #FarmtoSchool producer trainings to expand market opportunities for farmers through institutions, making local food more accessible to our communities across the state! agriculture.ny.gov/news/state-agr…

After participating in the New York Farm to School Institute, Forestville CSD went "whole hog" and purchased a locally raised and USDA processed pig to serve pork to students! #farmtoschool #F2SMonth finys.org/stories/going-…

Starting in a few minutes! #farmtoschool #nybeef finys.org/news/livestrea…

We're thrilled by this news and commitment from Governor Kathy Hochul for supporting #farmtoschool and #farmtoinstitution in New York! We look forward to the budget process and hope to see all school meals included in the 30% reimbursement program!

We have heard loud and clear for over a decade that RCSD students want fresh, high-quality school meals. That's why we are part of the New York Grown Food for New York Kids Coalition, advancing farm-to-school across the state. #NYFood4NYKids finys.org/nyfood4nykids

ACT NOW: This year we have an important opportunity to continue to support more #NYFood4NYKids! Contact your legislators today: finys.org/nyfood4nykids #FarmtoSchool

It's the final day of School Breakfast Week, #NSBW23, which follows #BlackHistoryMonth and the beginning of #WomensHistoryMonth. Given the leadership of Black women in school food and the breakfast program, we celebrate them concurrently. Read more: finys.org/stories/celebr…

ACT NOW: Farm to School is a win-win-win for farmers, healthy kids, and local economies! Contact your state representatives today to ask them to support more #NYFood4NYKids in the #NYBudget. farmland.salsalabs.org/NYFood4NYKidsV…

Policymakers in Albany are currently working to negotiate the #NYBudget. Ask your reps to support #FarmtoSchool and increase the state’s Small Purchase Threshold to $250K, helping more local foods get into our cafeterias! #NYFood4NYKids farmland.salsalabs.org/NYFood4NYKidsV…

NYS Commissioner of Ag Richard Ball NY Ag and Markets gives an inspiring welcome to school teams at the New York Farm to School Institute!