The Put Local on Your Tray Early Care Education seasonal poster includes 5 posters, one for each season, and an additional poster for year-round. These posters are designed to be used in Early Care Education centers to promote and educate Farm to Early Care and eating seasonally. Each poster shows the foods that are typically available during each season, and they each incorporate English and Spanish.

UConn Extension’s Put Local on Your Tray Program has spent years learning from school food directors, farmers, and farm-to-school advocates. We’ve gathered a wealth of knowledge, including recipes, meal preparation ideas, seasoning tips, and best practices for showcasing CT-Grown items on cafeteria service lines. This guide highlights our findings, features recipes from Connecticut school food services along with key considerations and culturally relevant adaptations. It is designed to help school food directors integrate locally grown products while complying with USDA school meal pattern requirements. The resources we share can help you incorporate seasonal, cultural and logistical information into your farm to school food service program.

Use this Toolkit to:
Learn the elements of and differences between micro purchasing and small purchasing.
Learn how to find and connect with local farms and conversation starter recommendations.
Answers to frequently asked questions and testimonials.
Access templates for creating an invoice system and recording transactions in a procurement log.