Take a look at part of the wonderful work that has gone into getting food from local farms into our Early Childcare centers in Connecticut. This video feature local ECE centers that are currently sourcing local and bringing it into their learning.

Our first of five videos in our Farm to School series which focuses on, "what is farm to school?" We talk with key partners, talk about the importance of farm to school in our cafeterias, and get you started on your journey to learn more.

It's hard to know what our farmers are offering, and if we can get it in the state, when are the products available.  This video takes you through the different offerings that farmers provide and what times of the year can you acquire them- some of them that are even available year round!

Video 3 talks about how to get your kitchen and staff prepared to create more farm to school dishes to serve in our schools.  We go through different tools that are useful in your kitchen to process these new foods, and how to prepare staff to share these great dishes with students.

Farmers can be hard to reach, and you're time is limited, so what's the best way to make these connections?  This video talks with farmers and school food service directors as they share the experiences they have in bringing farm to school to their operations

There is so much work to be done around planning the implementation of Farm to School in your cafeterias.  Planning makes it all possible, but everyone needs a little help along the way. Join us in our final video to start your planning for farm to school.

Get an introduction to Put Local on Your Tray by hearing from local farmers about why they participate in farm to school and why it's so important! Farmers are excited to share their product with you and want to let you know why.

Kaitlyn Kimball from Sunset Farm talks about how selling to local schools has benefitted not only her and her husbands farm business, but also the local schools that she sells to. We'll also her from Renee Giroux from the NWCT Regional Food Hub who works with Kaitlyn and other farms to aggregate products to sell to schools as well.

In the fall, we love to CRUNCH! Check out this video created by the CT Farm to School Collaborative featuring multiple organizations across the state as they show us how they crunch to encourage local food to be brought into schools, especially for CT Grown for CT Kids Week each October!