Farm to School Spotlight: Fond du Lac Ojibwe School

At Fond du Lac Ojibwe school in Northeastern Minnesota, the culinary team uses the kitchen as a place to reaffirm the mission of the school — to educate and highlight Ojibwe culture and language.

Farm to School Spotlight: Foley Public School District

Foley Public Schools were among the first to launch a Farm to School Program in Minnesota. Director of Child Nutrition Services Cheryl Pick heard about Farm to School while serving on the board of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and brought the program to Foley in 2010. Foley Public Schools, located northwest of the Twin Cities, serve 1,900 students across three schools.

Costly versus cost-effective

This report takes a close look at the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a farmer-focused conservation cost-share program. In the report, we examine the agricultural practices that EQIP helps farmers finance, how much funding went toward these practices in Fiscal Year 2023, including additional funding through the Inflation Reduction Act.

Public stocks at the WTO

Making sense of food security and agriculture negotiations at MC13

Farm to Early Care in Minnesota: Connecting our Littlest Eaters with Fresh Local Foods

Farm to Early Care initiatives connect young children with nutritious, locally grown foods and support farmers in their communities.

Opening the door for more conservation

As Congress drafts the next Farm Bill, it is important to understand the successes of two leading conservation programs and the opportunities for improvement so that as many farmers as possible can improve their land and their livelihoods.

Serving traditional Hmong foods in early care meals with the CACFP/Food Program

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Hmong foods and CACFP recipe collection

Our cohort of Hmong early care providers shared feedback to identify challenges and opportunities to participate in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP, also known as “the Food Program”), which provides reimbursement to participating providers for every meal they serve.

Farm to School Spotlight: Hutchinson, Litchfield and Dassel-Cokato Public School Districts

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