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I lost a lot of really good friends today at the USDA. Too many. The country has lost dedicated public servants who live and breathe our work. We only want to HELP people. To serve our country. My heart hurts. It hurts so damn much.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Make sure to give @chefannfoundation.bsky.social a follow. Chef Ann believes & promotes whole-ingredient, scratch-cooking that enables schools to serve the healthiest, tastiest #schoolmeals so that kids are well-nourished & ready to learn. Scratch-cooking and #FarmtoSchool go hand in hand!!

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

#FarmToSchool is a joy-filled space. We are planting seeds for our collective future and having a blast while doing it. 🥕 Our work supports local food systems and #producers, #farmers, and #ranchers ALL while helping #students learn about healthy #nutrition and where their food comes from!!

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Check in on your friends who are federal employees. We aren't ok. Not by a longshot.

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

"Materials move through ecosystems in a circular economy and are constantly transformed. Abundance is created by recycling, by reciprocity... Abundance is fueled by constantly circulating materials, not wasting them." Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

👀 #Foodpolicy affects us all. Free breakfast and lunches for kids in school, #SNAP benefits for the #disabled and those suddenly without a job, #veterans struggling to put food on the table for their children. Legislation will move fast. Have Congress on speedline. Stay informed. Amplify.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

#DYK that since 2013, the USDA #FarmtoSchool Grant program has awarded $100 million to 1,275 projects across the U.S.?! Farm to School is growing in exciting ways🌱 Learn more about the grant awards by grantee & project type & location via a new report & data dashboard: lnkd.in/gPdEH4tK #agsky

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Today, I spent MLK Day helping my sons' old intermediate school get their #FarmtoSchool #compost program up & running. Excited to help these 4th & 5th graders learn what a HUGE difference composting their school's #foodwaste will make. Just think of all they will discover this year! So fun.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

FRAC -- Food Research & Action Center is on 🦋 the sky 🎉 Welcome @fracposts.bsky.social! Give them a follow if you are passionate about #foodpolicy, #foodsecurity, #advocacy, and fighting #hunger!!

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Merry Christmas, from our family to yours 🌲❄️🥂

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Made 10 dozen kiflis for Christmas with my husband and sons, and honestly I've never felt more Hungarian. 🥹🇭🇺

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Bethel Park Elementary in Indianapolis is taking #FarmToSchool to the next level in #Indiana. The center of the school opens into a massive school garden and farm, expertly tended by the school's Farm to School Coordinator, Zach Thomason.

submitted 64 days ago • 2 comments

Starter pack of policymakers who work in the environment, climate, nature, agriculture and food space. Hope to help connect academics and journalists up with the people who are making policy and advising Govt directly. Let me know if you're a policymaker and want to be added! go.bsky.app/BqDPT3S

submitted 65 days ago • 10 comments

Wishing I was back here pretty major right now. Can I just get lost in the wetlands today instead of approving reports for work pretty please.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

" #Hunger is at the forefront" of global conflicts worldwide, making it a " #nationalsecurity issue" that requires the help of all countries involved. - Cindy McCain, Executive Director of The World Food Programme www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbsn... #foodsecurity

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

I travel from the Dune Park Station to downtown Chicago once a week on the South Shore and the improvements Mayor Pete made possible have made the commute so much smoother! Always gonna be #TeamPete. He'll make an awesome president someday.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

“We are excited to... connect schools and emergency food organizations with nutritious food from local farmers and producers... Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in their own community.” www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas... #farmtoschool #LFSCC

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

The Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico, has led UFW marches since the pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. She’s still leading the way today. #WeFeedYou

submitted 72 days ago • 13 comments

We will be there! Always a highlight of our year.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: The USDA is investing $1.13 billion to support local and regional #foodsystems!!! This 💲 will bring more local, fresh, nutritious food to students while supporting local farmers & economies. The impact of this funding for #farmtoschool will be massive. www.ams.usda.gov/press-releas....

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Fascinating. Never knew the etymology of the terms #FoodPoverty, #FoodSecurity, or #FoodInsecurity before.

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

DeGrandchamp Farms in South Haven, Michigan, is building a #farmtoschool program to bring their cranberries to students. Learning how their products fit in nutritional standards for #schoolmeals & how to work within school procurement regs is essential. My job is to help throughout this process.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to my new followers!! As more hunger-fighting, food justice, food systems, and food policy folks join Bluesky, it's important to connect. This U.S. anti-hunger starter pack is a great place to start doing so!! go.bsky.app/MSkhDLD Hit up @fooddatanerd.com to be added.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Birds are excellent seed dispersers. Tip: To accelerate natural regeneration in an open landscape, "plant" some large dead branches in the ground. When birds fly over, they may stop for a rest on the branches, hopefully donating a deposit of seeds and fertilizer to your nat regen project!

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

🌿 Love this! 🌿 Agroecological dishes celebrate food grown through sustainable farming that works WITH nature, not against it. Think farm-to-table meals using local ingredients from food forests, regenerative agriculture farms, and more. #Agroecology #SustainableCooking

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Lazy Sunday morning with the pup and hubs

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Agrivoltaics works. It provides cheap clean energy and does not result in appreciable loss of agricultural land. Renewables enable multiple uses of land that are mutually beneficial.

submitted 77 days ago • 9 comments