Source:  NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 10/5/20



Congress designated October as national farm to school month in 2010, making this year the 10 year anniversary. This October, however, as the pandemic continues, numerous schools are holding classes virtually or in hybrid formats, school meals and regulations around them shift back and forth from congregant to pick-up lines or yellow bus delivery, food supply chains are still disrupted, our communities are struggling under health, racial, and economic stresses, our focus is squarely with recognition and honoring. We who are dedicated to farm to school recognize the partners who have worked tirelessly in both local food and education: keeping North Carolina food growing and harvested, sourcing to school kitchens and food banks, ensuring our children were fed, supporting educational classrooms both online and in person, and in so many ways attending to the physical, mental, and economic health of our communities.

Cooperative Extension agents have responsibilities across all these touchpoints and so are also privileged to help strengthen partnerships among all these people and groups. This month we celebrate connections between kids, families, and their communities and all those who have steadily kept focus and risen to meet the endless challenges in supporting our communities and our kids.

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