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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

New Farm to ECE Survey report briefs available now

New Farm to ECE Survey briefs available now
The National Farm to School Network and Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems are happy to share two new research briefs in our series from the 2021 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey:

 
These briefs focus on farm to ECE practices, as well as motivations and barriers to participation.

Farm to ECE practitioners, partners, and supporters can use these resources to start conversations and build awareness among their networks. 

Why Farm to ECE?

The top motivations for starting and continuing with farm to ECE included:
  • improving children’s health,
  • providing children with experiential learning,
  • supporting local farmers and local economy, and
  • teaching children where food comes from and how it’s grown.

The full series of report briefs explores the state of farm to ECE and opportunities to continue making progress, and includes:

  • Background and Methods
  • Farm to ECE Reach
  • Participation and Practices
  • Why Farm to ECE
  • Local Purchasing (coming soon!)
  • COVID-19 and Farm to ECE (coming soon!)
 
Explore all of the briefs here 
Explore and share this resource with your networks! 


For more information, contact Meagan Shedd at mshedd@msu.edu.

Learn more about the National Farm to School Network at farmtoschool.org.

Find out more about Farm to ECE in Michigan at foodsystems.msu.edu/michigan-farm-to-ece 
Funding for this resource comes from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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Improving children's health is a top reason why childcare providers participate in #FarmtoECE, according to @farmtoschool and @msucrfs national survey. See what the other top motivations were at farmtoschool.org/ece 

Providing children with experiential learning is a top reason why childcare providers participate in #FarmtoECE, according to @farmtoschool and @msucrfs national survey. See what the other top motivations were at farmtoschool.org/ece 
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