{"id":63912,"date":"2015-10-04T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=63912"},"modified":"2015-10-04T14:58:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T18:58:11","slug":"october-is-farm-to-school-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=63912","title":{"rendered":"October is Farm to School Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Elisha Smith,\u00a0Center for Rural Affairs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Oct. 2015) October is National Farm to School month (#F2SMonth). \u201cFarm to School\u201d refers to schools serving local, farm-fresh foods ranging from fruits and veggies to honey and meat.<\/p>\n

The more local foods we serve our kids, the better. One-third of U.S. children are obese or overweight, and only 2 percent of children get the recommended serving of fruits and vegetable each day. Farm to School programs increase students\u2019 daily fruit and vegetable consumption significantly.<\/p>\n

Moreover, each dollar invested into Farm to School stimulates an additional $2.16 of local economic activity. In Maine, shifting 1 percent of consumer expenditures to direct purchasing of local products was shown to increase incomes of Maine farmers by as much as 5 percent.\u00a0 And each new Farm to School job contributes to the creation of addition 1.67 jobs.<\/p>\n

Often schools incorporate curriculum that help students learn about nutrition, agriculture, science, math and the path that food takes from the farm to the table as well as creating experience-based learning opportunities by visiting farms and participating in gardening, recycling, and entrepreneurial programs.<\/p>\n

The Farm to School concept is simple: bring tasty, nutritious food from the people who grow it to the school kids that want to eat it. The details involved in making this a reality can be daunting, however.<\/p>\n

With that in mind the Center for Rural Affairs has put together a Farm to School Month Starter Kit, guide and several other resources to help wade through all the complexities.\u00a0 Visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.cfra.org\/f2s<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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