Massachusetts Farm to School

10/06/2026

Action Alert! The MA House and Senate have each passed their FY27 budgets and funding for the Farm to School FRESH grant program was only included in the Senate version. Legislative leadership are meeting now to reconcile the differences between the two budgets and present a final version for vote in the coming weeks. We need your help to ensure the final FY27 budget includes $1M in level funding for Food Literacy - including $750K for the FRESH grant program.

We've drafted the email, visit https://bit.ly/FY27-conf-com-budget to customize and send!

04/06/2026

Opportunity for Educators! Do you teach Grades 7-12? Are you interested in joining an inspiring, project based initiative that supports secondary students, educators, and community partners to become change makers in their local food systems? Apply to Mass. Farm to School's Food System Civic Engagement project! Application deadline is June 19th! Learn more and apply > https://bit.ly/26-27-FoodSystemCivics

03/06/2026

Northampton Public Schools was awarded the distinction of Terrific Tray of the Year by MDAR Commissioner Ashley Randle and Director Rob Leshin. School Nutrition Director Mistelle Hannah shared, "This award is a testament to our entire incredible team in Northampton, but even more specifically our Head Cook, Kristin Thibedau. As someone who has worked to broaden her own palate over the years (picky eater!), it’s been clear to me that Kristin views her role as a way to make a real difference." Congrats to Northampton!

Eatfreshampton Little Leaf Farms Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education CommonWealth Kitchen

30/05/2026

Civics + Asparagus = Farm to School!!

Senator Jo Comerford Homar Gomez

Students from a Massachusetts elementary school brought their case for asparagus to the state legislature this month.

15/05/2026

The latest episode of our "Farm to School Northeast" podcast is now live! Hear from Emily Armstrong (Island Grown Initiative) & Brad Lopes (Aquinnah Cultural Center/Wampaoag Tribe of Gayhead Aquinnah) as they discuss the collaboration between Island Grown and Aquinnah Cultural Center to promote tribal food sovereignty through the lens of curricular instruction. Listen Here > www.massfarmtoschool.org/podcast (or find us on Apple/Spotify/YouTube & more).

12/05/2026

Action Alert! Please take a few minutes of your time today to contact your state Senator to ask them to support Farm to School program funding in the FY27 state budget. We've drafted the email text, but we encourage you to personalize the message by sharing your own story and why you believe that more farm to school activity will be good for students, for farmers, and for communities.
Write your letter here > https://bit.ly/FY27-ma-senate-budget

06/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for a tour of (and thank you to Mei Mei Dumplings!). We had a great time learning about the dumpling making process and tasting delicious dumplings!

05/05/2026

Check out this great field trip students from Bristol Aggie attended thanks to the MA FRESH CORP grant funding.

17/04/2026

Don't forget to vote for the 2026 Terrific Tray of the Year. Vote here > https://bit.ly/2026_ttoftheyear