With more states adopting policies to expand free healthy school meals, there is a growing opportunity to coordinate and strengthen local farm to school efforts.
Please join NYHealth for an event with American Farmland Trust, Hunger Solutions New York, and National Farm to School Network to learn how advocates for healthy school meals and farm to school can work together to help ensure that school meals are not only accessible but also healthy and locally sourced. With New York State serving as a case study, speakers will discuss the potential for coordinated advocacy, existing challenges, and best practices for advocates in other states to consider.
Speakers will be:
Mikaela Perry, New York Policy Manager, American Farmland Trust
Krista Hesdorfer, Director of Public Affairs, Hunger Solutions New York
Cassandra Bull, Policy Specialist, National Farm to School Network