New York School Nutrition Association (NYSNA)

11/01/2026

🌾🏆 Harvest the Moment Photo Contest Winner! 📸

Congratulations to Deanna Lawrence from Afton Central School District for earning the most likes in our Farm to School Month Photo Contest! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who submitted, voted, and helped helped us celebrate the connections between farms, schools, and students across New York State. 🍎🌱

A special thank you to our participating partners who donated items for the prize basket:
Slate Foods • Headwater Foods • Cahoon Farms • Belgioisio/Polly-O • Peterson Farms • Happy Valley Beef Co. • Catskills Agrarian Alliance • Owasco Meat Company • American Dairy Association NorthEast • Forts Ferry Farm • Mott’s • Garelick Farms

10/30/2026

New foods. New flavors. New experiences! 🍎🥕

Sometimes, all it takes is one bite to discover a new favorite.

Farm to School gives students opportunities to try fresh, locally grown foods, explore where their meals come from, and develop healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime.

This , we're celebrating the experiences that help grow the next generation of curious, adventurous eaters.

10/29/2026

10/28/2026

This is our story. Now help us tell it.

School nutrition professionals across New York State are doing extraordinary things every day, and we're proud to celebrate the people who make it all happen.

Watch our new video, share it with your colleagues, and help us show New York what school nutrition is all about.

Because this story belongs to all of us.

🔗: https://vimeo.com/1234429445?share=copy&fl=cl&fe=ci

Brand Video

10/27/2026

🍽️ Sample. Learn. Connect.

NYSNA’s Regional Industry Seminars are the perfect opportunity to discover new products, gain knowledge, connect with industry, and earn CEUs.

📣 Register now for RIS!
https://nysna.memberclicks.net/ris-attendee-info-2026

10/26/2026

Our Harvest the Moment Photo Contest submissions are here! Take a look and like your favorite photo to cast your vote. 📸🌾

📅 Voting is open October 26–30!

🏆 The photo with the most likes will win a prize basket featuring items from our partners!

Help your favorite photo win! Share this post and encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to like their favorite submission. 🌱🍎

10/26/2026

Sometimes advocacy feels like the long game.

And sometimes, you get to see exactly what all that work can accomplish - when you push the issue, keep showing up, and get it done. 📣 That’s what can happen when school nutrition professionals bring their voices directly to the people making decisions.

Join us in Albany for the 2027 NYSNA Advocacy Conference, January 25–26, and be part of what comes next.

🔗 Registration is open now: https://www.nyschoolnutrition.org/2027-advocacy-conference

10/23/2026

Thank you to our 2025–2026 NYSNA President, Katy Headwell! Your leadership and dedication made a lasting impact on NYSNA, and we’re grateful for all you’ve done for our association and members.

10/23/2026

📸Today is the last day!

This October, join NYSNA in celebrating National Farm to School Month by participating in our Harvest the Moment photo contest!

All year round, food service programs across NY State support local farms and food businesses and provide students with delicious meals by focusing on local procurement. This October we want to recognize your efforts by highlighting them on our social media. Whether you’re receiving your first case of locally-grown apples, topping pancakes with maple syrup from a family farm, or harvesting lettuce from the school garden, we want to celebrate your achievements!

We will accept one photo per school building. Please include your name, email address, the name of the school and school district, and a short description. We will feature all photos on the NYSNA page during National Farm to School Month and voting will occur through Facebook the week of October 26-30. The winning submission will receive a prize box containing items generously donated by NY food producers.

We look forward to celebrating your Farm to School work during National Farm to School Month!

🔗 Submit here by October 23rd: https://nysna.memberclicks.net/2026NationalFarmtoSchoolMonth

10/22/2026

📸 Troy RIS in action!

We’re learning, connecting, and exploring the show floor with school nutrition professionals and industry partners.

Here’s a look at what’s happening at the Troy Regional Industry Seminar! 🍎