Seasonal Campaigns

kids picking beans in a vegetable bed.

Summer

Dip Into Summer!

Summer is a great time for school districts that participate in the CT Summer Meals Program to integrate the abundance of local summer foods into school meals.

peaches in containers at a store.

Fall

Fall Crunch Time!

Celebrate CT Farms for Kids Week with us by Crunching with us every October.

carrots and radishes in a grocery store.

Winter

Rooting for Winter!

While temperatures drop, snow falls, and the ground freezes, our farmers stay busy producing winter crops that you can serve all throughout the season.

glass of strawberry milkshake and fresh ripe berries in bowl on wooden table with green blurred natural background

Spring

Great Smoothie Slurp!

June is the perfect month to feature a Kale Strawberry Smoothie as it's National Dairy Month and farms are bursting with berries and greens.

watermellons in garden

Farm Directory

Find out how and where to source your local product.

a sign saying Sweet Corn next to a large corn field.

Native American FoodWays

We offer these resources to share more accurately about Native foodways and the people who were first here. These resources are meant to raise awareness in non-native school communities.

Honoring Native Foods

Put Local on Your Tray recipe and resource guide cover with graphics of different vegetables on red, blue, white, and grey

Recipe Book

This Recipe Book 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.

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