Nebraska Grows - Getting Into Schools Through Farm-to-School Programs

Getting Into Schools Through Farm-to-School Programs

04/03/23 • 29 min

In this episode, Sarah Smith, Farm-to-School Specialist with the Nebraska Department of Education, and Benjamin Jewell, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Extension Educator, join host, Carol Waters, to discuss how producers can work with their local schools to provide healthy fruits and vegetables to school-aged children through the Farm-to-School program.
To learn more about Nebraska Farm-to-School Program check out the following link: https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/

You can learn more about Nebraska Extension at http://extension.unl.edu
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Policies for Fruit & Vegetable Producers

In this episode, John Porter, Urban Agriculture Extension Educator and Program Leader for Horticulture, Landscape, and Environmental Systems, joins host, Carol Waters, to discuss what policies producers need to be aware of and how to effectively advocate for policies in their own communities.
To learn more, check out the following links:

For more information on the Food Safety Modernization Act: https://fsma.unl.edu/
For more information on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP): https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/gap-ghp
NebGuide on GAP: https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016367374/good-agricultural-practices-for-food-safety-of-fresh-produce/

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EQIP Urban Mythbusters pdf: https://www.cultivatekc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NRCS-EQIP-Urban-Myth-Busters-Fact-Sheet-5_22-V11-508-reviewed.pdf
To contact Brach Johnson directly: [email protected]