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16/10/2026

🌾 Thank You, Massachusetts Farmers!

As we wrap up our "Meet the Farmers" week, we're celebrating the growers, fishers, and food producers whose dedication helps make Farm to School possible.

Their work helps students discover fresh, local foods while strengthening communities across the Commonwealth.

Thank you to every farmer and producer partnering with schools and early education programs to help build healthier futures for Massachusetts students.

Next week, we'll head into classrooms, cafeterias, and school gardens to see Farm to School in action!

15/10/2026

Request for Proposals: Massachusetts Farm to School, under contracted partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is seeking proposals from qualified consultants or consulting firms to conduct a comprehensive program evaluation of the current statewide farm to school (FRESH) Grant program.

Learn more & submit a proposal > https://bit.ly/3TVJ9DF

15/10/2026

💚 Supporting Local Farms Strengthens Local Communities

When schools purchase food from Massachusetts farms and producers, the benefits extend far beyond the cafeteria.

Farm to School helps create local market opportunities for farmers, keeps food dollars circulating within our communities, and strengthens Massachusetts' local food economy.

Every local purchase is an investment in healthier students, thriving farms, and a more resilient food system.

Together, we're growing stronger communities, one meal at a time.

14/10/2026

📚 Read. Grow. Learn.

Our Week 2 Farm to School Month book selections invite readers to experience farms as places of discovery, community and connection:

🌙 Barn at Night by Michelle Houts
🥕 Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
🌾 The Farm by Wendell Berry

From a nighttime visit to a barn to the story of a farmer building a healthier community, these books offer something for readers of different ages and remind us that farms nourish more than our plates.

What farm or food story are you sharing with your students this month? Tag Massachusetts Farm to School and Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom so we can celebrate with you!

https://bit.ly/agliteracybooks

13/10/2026

🚜 Farmer Spotlight: Meghan Arquin & Molly Powers

This Farm to School Month, we’re highlighting Meghan Arquin and Molly Powers, whose work through Farm Lab and Feast Box brings together local agriculture, climate resilience and community food access.

At Farm Lab in western Massachusetts, Meghan and Molly help test farming practices designed to support more resilient growing systems. Through Feast Box, the food grown through that work also reaches local students and families, with seasonal produce boxes distributed through New Hingham Elementary and Conte Community Elementary.

Their work is a great example of how Farm to School can connect research, local food and community impact in practical ways.

Earlier this year, Meghan and Molly joined the Farm to School Northeast Podcast to talk more about their work and the Feast Box model. If you missed it in February, Farm to School Month is a great time to give it a listen.

🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/F2SNE-Podcast

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

12/10/2026

👩‍🌾 Meet the Farmers Behind Farm to School!

Every fresh apple, carrot, squash, or leafy green served in a school cafeteria begins with someone who grows it.

Throughout this week, we're celebrating the Massachusetts farmers, fishers, and food producers whose hard work helps connect students with fresh, local food while strengthening our local food system.

Farm to School isn't just about what students eat. It's about creating meaningful partnerships between schools and local agriculture that benefit students, producers, and communities alike.

Join us this week as we introduce some of the people helping make Farm to School possible across the Commonwealth.

09/10/2026

Farm to School is happening in every corner of the Commonwealth.

This map highlights schools and programs participating in Harvest of the Month, one of the many ways communities across Massachusetts are connecting students with healthy local food and agricultural education.

From classrooms and cafeterias to school gardens and local farms, Farm to School takes many forms across the state.

Throughout the rest of Farm to School Month, we'll spotlight the educators, school nutrition professionals, farmers, fishers, and community partners making this work possible.

We can't wait to share their stories with you!

08/10/2026

🍅 Ever wonder where that Massachusetts Marinara on your USDA Foods guide comes from?

Join Mass Farm to School on October 22 for a behind-the-scenes tour of , a Boston-based commercial kitchen and social enterprise working to bring more local, values-aligned foods to school cafeterias.

During this in-person tour, you’ll explore the 12,000-square-foot kitchen where CommonWealth Kitchen’s manufacturing takes place, learn more about how local products make their way into school meals and have the opportunity to share your ideas about the products you’d like to see them focus on next.

📅 October 22
⏰ 2:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 CommonWealth Kitchen, 196 Quincy St., Boston

Space is limited to just 30 participants, so don’t wait to save your spot!

🔗 RSVP: https://form.jotform.com/262165132707150

08/10/2026

At Massachusetts Farm to School, we believe every student deserves opportunities to connect with healthy local food and meaningful agricultural education.

Our mission is to strengthen relationships among schools, local farms and fisheries, and communities to increase access to healthy, locally produced food while expanding opportunities for food, agriculture, and nutrition education.

Together with educators, school nutrition professionals, farmers, fishers, families, and community partners, we're helping build healthier students, stronger local economies, and more resilient food systems across Massachusetts.

Thank you for being part of this work.

07/10/2026

For Week 1 of Farm to School Month, we’re sharing three books that invite readers of different ages to explore food, farming, nature and the seasons:

🌿 Wôpanâak Seasons by Carrie Anne Vanderhoop
🐛 Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
🍅 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

Whether you’re reading with young learners or exploring our food system with older students and adults, we hope these selections spark curiosity and conversation.

Which book would you choose first? Share your Farm to School Month reading with us and tag Massachusetts Farm to School and Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom!

https://bit.ly/agliteracybooks

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