October is National Farm To School Month

October is National Farm To School Month, and the Pennsylvania Farm to School Network has created a list of resources to help others celebrate and encourage participation in farm to school activities.

Educational Resources

• Penn State PRO Wellness

• Growing Healthy Habits Curriculum

• The Food Trust’s Multicultural Collection of Farm to ECE books

• Teaching in Nature’s Classroom Free E-Book

• National Ag in the Classroom Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

School Garden Activities

• School Garden Support Organization Network

• KidsGardening.org

• The Edible Schoolyard (ESY) Resource Page

Serving & Procuring Local Produce

• Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month

• The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture created a PA Preferred Seasonality Chart

• Farmers Market Promotional Toolkit

Fact Sheets & Additional Resources

• The PA Farm to School Network Fact Sheet Series

• USDA’s SNAP-Ed Library

• The National Farm to School Network’s (NFSN) comprehensive farm to school database

Learn More

To learn more, please visit the National Farm To School Network website.