{"id":403,"date":"2020-12-23T19:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2020-12-23T19:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:22:10","slug":"ca-farm-to-school-newsletter-highlights-cdfa-accepting-applications-for-f2s-grants-usda-proposed-rule-to-change-school-meal-program-requirements-school-garden-success-resources-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/23\/ca-farm-to-school-newsletter-highlights-cdfa-accepting-applications-for-f2s-grants-usda-proposed-rule-to-change-school-meal-program-requirements-school-garden-success-resources-more\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Farm to School newsletter highlights CDFA accepting applications for F2S grants, USDA proposed rule to change school meal program requirements, school garden success, resources &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/76cab6e5d663\/ca-farm-to-school-monthly-update-5027886?e=2e55518b92\">California Farm to School monthly update<\/a> was just released. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/ca-farm-to-school-network-newsletter-highlights-state-funding-annual-conference-going-digital-8-ca-sites-receiving-usda-farm-to-school-grants\/f2s-network\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1067,654\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"F2S-Network\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;CDFA California Farm to School Network&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network-300x184.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network-1024x628.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network-1024x628.jpg\" alt=\"California Farm to School Network logo\" class=\"wp-image-107\" width=\"296\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F2S-Network.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/cafarmtofork.cdfa.ca.gov\/CaFarmtoSchoolProgram.htm\">California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program<\/a> is now open for applications. Grants will be awarded&nbsp;to support innovative local and regional farm to school projects in nutrition education, sustainable production and procurement, and high-quality student engagement through experiential learning. View the request for applications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/grants\/pdf\/2021_Farm_to_School_Incubator_RFA.pdf\">here<\/a>. Application closes February 16, 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoomgov.com\/meeting\/register\/vJIsce-ppjMuH8iYEoUjaprQfOlouvqqURY\">Click here<\/a> to register for an informational webinar about the grant program at 1 p.m. January 7. <\/li><li>The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule for Child Nutrition Programs that would change the requirements for milk, whole grains and sodium at school meal programs. The public comment period closes December 28. <\/li><li>San Luis Coastal Unified School District Food Services has been working hard with local farms, businesses and schools to get a variety of healthy, nutritious food to students. Check out their various resources!<\/li><li>Information about resources, events, funding and more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The California Farm to School Network is composed of farm to school practitioners and enthusiasts statewide. Click on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/76cab6e5d663\/ca-farm-to-school-monthly-update-5027886?e=2e55518b92\">newsletter<\/a>&nbsp;subscribe button to also receive these monthly updates that include information about grants, resources, research, webinars, events and news from the National Farm to School Network.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cafarmtofork.cdfa.ca.gov\/CaFarmtoSchoolProgram.htm\">California Farm to School Program<\/a>&nbsp;is part of the California Department of Food and Agriculture&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cafarmtofork.cdfa.ca.gov\/\">Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F)<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/\">Division of Inspection Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California Farm to School monthly update was just released. Highlights include: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program is now open for applications. Grants will be awarded&nbsp;to support innovative local and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/23\/ca-farm-to-school-newsletter-highlights-cdfa-accepting-applications-for-f2s-grants-usda-proposed-rule-to-change-school-meal-program-requirements-school-garden-success-resources-more\/\"><span class=\"text-nowrap\">Continue reading <i class=\"fa fa-fw fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,40,12,23],"tags":[37,71],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-farm-to-school","category-cdfa-farm-to-school-program","category-cdfa-inspection-services-division","category-cdfa-f2f","tag-california-farm-to-school-network","tag-california-farm-to-school-program"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}