Local Food Purchasing Incentives: From Administration to Incorporating Additional Values

Eight new resources explore Local Food Purchasing Incentive programs for school and ECE settings

Examine benefits, opportunities for improvement, and additional ways to implement Local Food Purchasing Incentive programs through these new resources Local Food Purchasing Incentives (LFPIs) are programs that provide additional funding to child nutrition program operators to directly offset or incentivize local food purchases. According to the National Farm to School Network, the first state-level LFPI was established in 2001, and as of August 2023, at least 16 states and Washington, D.C. have established LFPIs. To contribute to the growing body of knowledge on LFPIs and provide more information for farm to school advocates and practitioners nationwide, the National Farm to School Network and Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems collaborated on this eight-part resource series below. Stakeholders or designers of LFPI programs can use these resources to explore existing examples of LFPIs and better understand opportunities for increased benefits and program improvement. Additionally, these resources offer considerations and ideas for advocates and policymakers to support the creation of new programs. Farm to School Local Food Purchasing Incentives Resources:    An Introduction to Incentives  The Benefits of Local Food Purchasing Incentives   Program Administration  Program Development Considerations and Team Planning Guide  State-Level Policies to Support Farm to School Local Food Purchasing Since 2020   Expanded Local Food Purchasing Incentives: Programs that Reimburse More than Food   Incorporating Additional Values into Incentive Programs   Farmer-Focused Incentives: What if States Funded Farmers to Sell to Schools?  Explore and share these resources with your networks!  https://foodsystems.msu.edu/local-food-purchasing-incentives   More information about Local Food Purchasing Incentives can be found here: https://www.farmtoschool.org/policy/lfpi   For more information, contact: Colleen Matts, matts@msu.edu   Cassandra Bull, cassandra@farmtoschool.org   These resources were created through generous funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.   Please help us spread the word Forward this message and share on social media. Please tag @MSUCRFS and @nationalfarmtoschool on Facebook and @MSUCRFS and @farmtoschool on Instagram. Social Posts: What if states funded farmers to sell to schools? This question and other considerations about Local Food Purchasing Incentives are explored in recent resources from @MSUCRFS and @farmtoschool. https://foodsystems.msu.edu/local-food-purchasing-incentives   Local food purchasing incentive programs provide additional funding to child nutrition programs, such as schools or childcare settings, to directly offset or incentivize local food purchases. @MSUCRFS and @farmtoschool collaborated on a new eight-part resource series to explore important considerations of these programs. https://foodsystems.msu.edu/local-food-purchasing-incentives   EXPLORE foodsystems.msu.edu EMAIL CRFS@msu.edu CALL 517-353-3535 FOLLOW @MSUCRFS ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ FOODSYSTEMS.MSU.EDU You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to one or more MSU Center for Regional Food Systems listservs or mailing lists. You can update your subscriptions by clicking the "Update Profile" link below.

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