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Check out the November NY Thursday menu by clicking on the image below!
Farm to School Resources:
National Farm to School Network Webinars: 1st Thursday of every month, 2-3pm
States across the country are developing Harvest of the Month programs including curriculum and resources to make it easier for schools, teachers, students and families to join in on farm to school fun. Though different from state to state, Harvest of the Month programs generally highlight a new seasonal product each month with activities, recipes, growing tips and many more resources designed to engage stakeholders and celebrate seasonal, local food. Register here.
USDA Farm to School Grant RFA Webinar: This webinar will provide an overview of the Farm to School Grant FY 2018 Request for Applications. Learn about the goal of this funding opportunity, eligibility requirements, the application process and how to set you and your team up for grant application success!. Watch here.
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In collaboration with Rock on Cafe in the last year we have hosted 19 different taste tests throughout Broome & Tioga Counties. Over 4,500 students have sampled food sourced from local farms and prepared with local ingredients. Our last taste test in October at Brookeside Elementary School in the SV school district featured an apple pear cabbage salad.
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Farm to school is expanding beyond NY Thursdays! Binghamton and Johnson City Central School Districts have been adding more local food into their lunch menus each week. Both districts have been purchasing romaine lettuce heads from our partners at Lone Maple Farm in Binghamton to serve in salads and in other menu features.
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State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball has been attending listening sessions on the 2018 Farm Bill. His tour has taken him into the Hudson Valley, Finger Lakes, New York City and Western New York regions. The Farm Bill Listening Tour provides an opportunity to engage with and hear from constituents about the importance of the 2018 Farm Bill to New York State. It is hosted jointly by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).
Check out his upcoming stop:
Western NY, November 9, 1 p.m
Alfred State College
10 Upper College Drive
Student Leadership Center
Alfred, NY 14802 RSVP here.
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Food Policy Resources:
Getting Down to Details: How to Use Velocity Reports to Up Your Game on Sourcing Local Food: November 15, 2-3pm
Looking to increase your local purchases but not sure where to start? Join Michael Webster, the general manger of dining at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, and Rachel Harb, the training coordinator at Massachusetts Farm to School, for a one-hour webinar focusing on velocity reports for campus dining service. Register here.
National Young Farmers Coaliton: This month the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture hosted a listening session in Cobleskill, NY, to gather input from farmers, ranchers, and stakeholders ahead of the upcoming farm bill. National Young Farmers Coalition made sure young farmer voices were heard loud and clear, bringing members from three of our New York chapters to testify. Watch their testimonies here.
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November 9-11th, 2017
Thursday - Saturday
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It Takes a Region Conference
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. Register Here.
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November 18, 2017
Saturday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Building Permanent Raised Beds with Hand Tool
Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming, Incubator Farm, 101 Rachel Carson Drive, Ithaca, NY. Register here.
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December 5-7, 2017
Tuesday - Thursday
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Community Food Systems Conference
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA.
Register here.
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NOFA-NY 2018 Winter Conference
January 19-21, 2018
Saratoga Hilton & City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York. Learn more.
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Annie's Grants for Gardens
Application deadline closes November 11, 2017. Learn more here.
Community Foundation of South Central New York
Application deadline: November 15, 2017. Learn more here.
Farm Credit East
Northeast AgEnhancement Grant: Proposal deadlines December 1, 2017. Learn more here.
USDA Community Food Projects
Application deadline December 4, 2017. Learn more here.
USDA Farm to School Grant Program
Application deadline December 8, 2017. Learn more here.
USDA FINI Grant Program
Application deadline December 13, 2017. Learn more here.
George A. and Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation
Quarterly application deadline December 31, 2017. Learn more here.
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