Celebrate Farm to School Month: New video & Apple Crunch
October is National Farm to School Month!
Join the celebration by crunching into a juicy apple from a local orchard for Apple Crunch (See flyer below) and watching our latest video Farm to School: Bridging the Gap Between Local Food and Local Kids.
Farm to School: Bridging the Gap Between Local Food and Local Kids was produced by Parkview Health and the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network in collaboration with the Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team. to highlight how regional farm to school programs help children enjoy new healthy foods, learn where they come from, and develop a greater understanding and appreciation for foods produced on farms right here in Northeast Indiana.
Narrated by Kylee Bennett, Youth Well-being Coordinator for Parkview Health and Director of the Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team, this video shares insights from educators, community wellness professionals, school food service directors and local producers all working to advance farm to school initiatives in our region.
We are grateful to Paul VanCamp, E-Learning Production Specialist with Parkview Health and Becca Malott, Parkview Intern for all the time and attention they devoted to the production of this video.
This video is the latest in our The Power of Local Food series of online programs to address issues and topics to help inform and strengthen our local food community.
Our sincere thanks to the University of Saint Francis, Division of Sciences for their generous sponsorship of our The Power of Local Food series.
Watch for the release of video recording of the Bridging the Gap Between Local Food and Local Kids Breakout Session from the 2021 Local Food Forum & Expo soon!
Celebrate Apple Crunch on October 14th at Noon!
The Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team urges everyone to participate in the Northeast Indiana Apple Crunch happening at school, offices, home and orchards all across Northeast Indiana on Thursday, October 14 at Noon, or anytime during the month of October. As part of the National Farm to School Month celebration organized across the midwest as the Great Apple Crunch, teams in our region will participate by taking photos and videos of themselves crunching locally-grown apples and using the hashtags; #NEIAppleCrunch, #INAppleCrunch, #GreatAppleCrunch and #F2SMonth. Download and share the flyer below for more details on how YOU can participate.
