Our Program Manager, Rachel Harb, will be moving on to a new position with the Rosenberg Fund for Children on November 20th. We’ve had the pleasure of working with her for nearly four years and will miss the dedication and passion she brought to our Mass. Farm to School team. During her time with us, […]

We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to present Farm to School Month Certificates of Appreciation to members of our farm to school community who were nominated by their peers to honor and recognize their hard work and dedication, not only during these challenging times, but at all times. (Thank you to everyone […]

Our hearts are heavy as we join communities across the country grieving the continued loss of Black lives to police violence and racism. We are committed to listening, learning, and acting to demand racial justice. We know that we still have much work to do to transform Mass. Farm to School into a more fully […]

Norfolk County Agricultural High School, a 2019-2020 Massachusetts Farm to School Institute participant, is featured in a Boston Globe article, “Norfolk Aggie Shares its Bounty,” highlighting their COVID-19 relief plan which includes donations of plants and flowers to first responders, donations of seedlings to school families, and the creation of a community garden on school […]

The MA Fam to School Network hosted the first annual public Stakeholder Gathering on May 10 in Worcester, MA. Farm to school advocates from across the Commonwealth joined together to contribute to a shared vision for the MA farm to school movement, identify priority goals for the next year of work together, and share how […]

The 2018-19 Massachusetts Farm to School Institute has come to a close and the eight participating school teams achieved some amazing things! Read below for some key lessons learned and highlights of how this diverse group of schools is putting farm to school into action. We look forward to welcoming seven new school teams for […]

Mass. Farm to School is pleased to announce the release of two new resources “Public Investment in Farm to School: Lessons from State Policies” and a complementary set of case studies titled “The Benefits of Farm to School: Economic, Health, and Educational Impacts in Three Massachusetts Districts.” Download the Report Download the Case Studies The […]

Bostonians: Contact Your City Councilors!  Encourage adopting good food purchasing standards The City of Boston has a great opportunity to use its tremendous purchasing power to support a sustainable, equitable, local food system. But City Councilors need to hear from you that this is an important issue for their constituents. This Thursday the Boston City […]

Farm to School advocates from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, October 3rd to share their stories of bringing healthy, locally grown foods and food education to students with each other and their legislators. They heard from Senator Anne Gobi, Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture (and […]

This past spring both Rachel Harb and Lisa Damon attended the 9th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Cincinnati, OH. Read below to learn more about there experiences at the conference.  Observations from Rachel Harb: This spring I had the good fortune of joining a nationwide cohort of farm to school advocates, organizers, movers and […]

School districts throughout Massachusetts have long understood that there can be benefits to working together to purchase goods and provide student services. Collaboration can bring efficiencies and help communicate aggregated demand for products that can help drive availability of these products in the market. In recent years, many schools have begun to explore whether this […]