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First Partner learns about small, BIPOC farmers working to enter school food marketplace

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CA Farm to School Network newsletter highlights funding, events, grantees and opportunities

Click here to view the California Farm to School Network newsletter. The California Farm to School Network includes farm to school practitioners and enthusiasts statewide. Click on the newsletter subscribe button to also receive these monthly updates that include information … Continue reading

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Showcasing the work of CDFA’s Inspection Services Division

CDFA’s Inspection Services Division has released its Annual Report for 2021 (Fiscal year ’20-’21). The report gives an overview of programs within the Inspection Services Division (ISD), as well as information about boards and committees; a fiscal year summary; and … Continue reading

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Farm to School Network newsletter spotlights grantees, school gardens, resources

Click here to view the California Farm to School Network December newsletter. The California Farm to School Network includes farm to school practitioners and enthusiasts statewide. Click on the newsletter subscribe button to also receive these monthly updates that include information about … Continue reading

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Secretary Ross joins First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom for farm-to-school visit

View this original post on the CDFA Planting Seeds blog.

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CA Farm to School Network newsletter highlights school events and gardens, CDFA grantee success, USDA tips, funding opportunities and more

Click here to view the California Farm to School Network November newsletter. The California Farm to School Network includes farm to school practitioners and enthusiasts statewide. Click on the newsletter subscribe button to also receive these monthly updates that include information about … Continue reading

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CDFA Farm to School Incubator Grantee Highlights

In continued celebration of October as National Farm to School Month, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) spotlights several of the 60 farm to school projects that received funding through the CDFA Farm to School Incubator Grant Program in 2021. … Continue reading

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Farm to School Month garden highlight — Luther Burbank High School’s BUG Program moves outdoors

Luther Burbank High School (LBHS) in Sacramento welcomed students back to school this year with an updated outdoor learning space of chairs and desks beside its Burbank Urban Garden (BUG). Home to the LBHS Urban Agriculture Academy, BUG is a … Continue reading

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Farm to School newsletter highlights grant funding, events, best practices, resources and job opportunities

Click here to view the October California Farm to School Network monthly update! Highlights include: CA state budget allocates $60 million for continued Farm to School Incubator Grant funding Farm to School Month activities Farm to School Incubator Grantee highlights … Continue reading

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Farm to School Month — CDFA receives $60 million budget appropriation for grants

October is National Farm to School Month and CDFA joins thousands of schools, early care and education sites, farms, communities and organizations across the country in celebrating food education, school gardens, and lunch trays filled with healthy, local ingredients. Adding to the … Continue reading

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