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Oregon Farm to School Network Supporting farm to school and school garden programs in Oregon The OFSSGN supports and connects Oregon's farm to school and school garden community!

It’s Farm to CACFP Week! 🥕 From October 18–24, we’re celebrating the child care providers who bring local food, gardens,...
10/20/2026

It’s Farm to CACFP Week! 🥕 From October 18–24, we’re celebrating the child care providers who bring local food, gardens, and farm connections to Oregon’s youngest eaters.

Farm to CACFP Week, hosted by the National CACFP Association, celebrates how the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) helps child care providers incorporate local foods into the nutritious CACFP meal pattern. When those meals include Oregon-grown fruits and vegetables, kids build healthy habits early and local producers find new markets close to home. It’s a big part of farm to early care and education!

Here’s how to celebrate this week: serve a local food and tell kids where it came from, try a taste test or plant something together, or invite a farmer to visit (or video call) your classroom.

Some ECE sites are even joining this week’s Crunch At Once. Thank you for crunching with us!

Find free activities, recipes, and resources at cacfp.org/farmtocacfpweek

Tap into Farm to School Month! 🍏
10/14/2026

Tap into Farm to School Month! 🍏

🌱 Oregon school garden growers, we need you on the map! Raised beds, container gardens, hydroponics, greenhouses, food f...
09/29/2026

🌱 Oregon school garden growers, we need you on the map! Raised beds, container gardens, hydroponics, greenhouses, food forests, pollinator patches, or any other way that students are growing things COUNTS.

The 2026 Oregon School Garden Survey is open, and it's how we collect data on every school garden in the state. This census only happens once every four years, so your answers will shape funding, advocacy, and support for school gardens through 2030.

If you have a school garden, had one, or are dreaming one up, take 8–15 minutes to add yours. No garden? There's a 5-minute version for you too.

Bonus: complete it and we'll mail you a free limited-edition Explore the Bees of Oregon sample pack this fall. 🐝

👉 Take the survey before it closes: http://beav.es/OSGS

Led by OSU in partnership with ODE and OFSN.

💥 CRUNCH! Save the date: Thursday, October 22! 💥Oregon Crunch At Once is back, and we want your school, district, commun...
09/02/2026

💥 CRUNCH! Save the date: Thursday, October 22! 💥

Oregon Crunch At Once is back, and we want your school, district, community center, or ECE site to be part of it. On October 22, sites all across Oregon will bite into fresh, locally grown produce at the very same moment during National Farm to School Month.

Last year, 80 sites made over 42,000 crunches heard across the state. Let's make this year the biggest and loudest yet!

Getting started early means you can lock in the best local produce and plan an unforgettable Crunch day. Register today 👉 oregonfarmtoschool.org/crunch

Oregon Organic Coalition has just launched an exciting project to create an Organic School Food Needs Assessment that wi...
08/04/2026

Oregon Organic Coalition has just launched an exciting project to create an Organic School Food Needs Assessment that will examine the pathways to increasing organic food procurement in Oregon schools. They are looking for an Oregon-based graduate student to support the data collection and analysis process. This is a 10-week, part-time (~10 hrs per week) position, beginning in September, with a total compensation of $2,700.

Please share this opportunity with your networks or anyone you think might be interested. The application is due August 31st.

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/261865130417152

For BIPOC farmers looking to sell to early childhood education centers and grow their community, join the BIPOC Farmer C...
05/19/2026

For BIPOC farmers looking to sell to early childhood education centers and grow their community, join the BIPOC Farmer Connect In-Person Gathering in Portland on May 31st.

Learn from other farmers, understand the intricacies of the early care education market, and take time to honor your body with wellness practices and medicinal teas.

This is a free event with breakfast and lunch included, so make sure to register at bit.ly/bipoc-farmer-connect so we can buy supplies accordingly.

Happy School Lunch Hero Day to all the humans that feed our kids and a special shout out to Brynn Richardson from David ...
05/01/2026

Happy School Lunch Hero Day to all the humans that feed our kids and a special shout out to Brynn Richardson from David Douglas School District who has been recognized as one of 2026 Newman’s Own Foundation School Food Hero! 🍽️✨

Brynn is one of the team members in our current Farm to School Institute cohort and continually ensures that students have access to delicious and nutritious local foods. She goes the extra mile by allowing students to see their own food traditions on the menu by introducing foods like Taro Root Stir Fry and Kimchi in their Try It Tuesdays program.

Thank you Brynn for being such an integral part of Oregon’s Farm to School community and we are so excited to follow along as you progress in this space! 🍎 To view the full article, visit newmansown.org/news/school-lunch-heroes-2026

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