School and Community Nutrition

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Bananas at a grocery store.

Pick it, Try it, Like it for Grocery Stores and Sampling

Use these Pick it, Try it, Like it materials to educate consumers at farmers' markets or grocery stores.

Children sampling local produce in a school cafeteria.

Pick it, Try it, Like it for Schools and Adults

Use these Pick it, Try it, Like it lesson plans to engage elementary youth and adults in educational programs.

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Farm to School

Farm to school provides an opportunity for youth in early childcare, educational settings, after-school programs and other settings to experience local foods.

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South Dakota Farm to School Network

The South Dakota Farm to School Network is an open group of individuals and organizations whose work or personal interests align with the components of farm to school. Learn how you or your organization can get involved today!

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Bountiful Backpack

Use this program to help participants develop cooking, food safety, and recipe preparation skills for its participants.

Community wellness coalition meeting in a board room.

What Is a Wellness Coalition?

Learn answers to some common questions about community wellness coalitions and SDSU Extension's supporting programming and services.

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Voices For Food

Resources for Food Councils to bridge the gap between food security and healthy food choices.

Three children working in a community garden.

What is Farm to School and Early Care and Education?

Farm-to-school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early childhood education settings.

Dawn Johnson preparing watermelon in a school kitchen.

Benefits of Farm to School and Early Care and Education

Farm to school (F2S) programs have potential to create substantial positive impacts on an array of F2S stakeholders, including kids, schools (foodservice and education), early care and education (ECE) programs, agricultural producers, families and communities. Benefits exist in the areas of public health, economic development, education, environment and community engagement.

Sealed packages of ground beef stacked inside a meat cooler at a grocery store.

Frequently Asked Questions About Beef to School in South Dakota

This FAQ resource provides responses to commonly asked questions about serving beef in South Dakota (SD) child nutrition programs (CNPs). Both requirements and recommendations are provided.