Montana Regional Farm to School Project

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The project includes: the creation of a farm to school coordinating committee in each community that meets monthly and builds on collaboration; ongoing implementation of nutrition education and garden‐based curriculum (with partner FoodCorps and participating teachers); technical assistance for districts’ food service professionals about preparing local foods to meet school nutrition guidelines (with partner Montana Team Nutrition); and an annual technical training for regional food producers interested in selling to schools (with partner Montana State University Extension). The farm to school outreach and education coordinator will compile and formalize educational materials as well as tips and lessons learned to enhance the program’s transferability to other regions in Montana.