Farm to School Month | UMN Extension

October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate connections all over the country between schools and local food. Whether you are a foodservice professional, a farmer, a teacher, or a food-loving family, you can celebrate and get involved.

Students at Richfield Public Schools crunch into Minnesota Grown apples — Students at Richfield Public Schools crunch into MN Grown apples

Get ready and join the celebration

Farm to School Month is right around the corner. Get the resources you need for a successful celebration. Check out the Farm to School Month opportunities below and decide what works for you and your community.

Sign up and be counted

Why register? We want to track the impact of MN Thursdays and the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch across Minnesota and want to amplify the message that schools, early care and education sites, hospitals, and other organizations care about supporting Minnesota agriculture, farmers and farmworkers.

October 3: Minnesota Thursdays

Celebrate October Minnesota Thursday! Join school districts across Minnesota in serving a healthy, locally sourced lunch tray on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Celebrate the power of procurement as Minnesota kicks off National Farm to School Month!

Register for Minnesota Thursdays now!
Access the recipes and promotional resources in the Minnesota Thursdays toolkit to help you plan, carry out, and share your Minnesota Thursday meal.

October 10: Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch

Participate in the 6th annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch at noon on Thursday, October 10. Register by September 30 and you will receive FREE Crunch stickers.

Register your crunch now!

Register for the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch.
Download a Crunch Guide to help you plan, carry out, and share your celebratory crunch (updated 2019 guides coming soon):

kids playing tug of war with teacher and Crunch the Timberwolves mascot — Students and staff from Randolph Community School in hosted Crunch, the Timberwolves mascot for the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch in 2018.

Spread the word

Here are two ways to get the word out about Farm to School Month.

Follow the National Farm to School Network on Facebook and Twitter and share their messages.
Use these hashtags in your social media messages:
- #MNAppleCrunch
- #MNfarmtoschool

Questions? Contact Stephanie Heim