Presented by: Growing Stronger Together Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition Meeting October...

Presented by:

Growing Stronger Together

Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition MeetingOctober 21, 2015

Growing Stronger Together

The Difference between Collaboration and Collective Impact by Jeff Edmondson, November 2012

Growing Stronger Together

Current Structure

Growing Stronger Together

8 Regional Lead Agencies

Northeast, VT FEED – Shelburne Farms (Lead: Betsy Rosenbluth)

Mid-Atlantic, The Food Trust (Lead: Kelsey Porter)

South, Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (Lead: Pamela Kingfisher)

Southeast, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (Lead: Brittany Wager)

Great Lakes, University of Wisconsin – CIAS (Lead: Vanessa Herald)

Midwest, Center for Rural Affairs (Lead: Kathie Starkweather)

Southwest, Farm to Table/Southwest Marketing Network (Lead: Le Adams)

West, Ecotrust (Lead: Stacey Sobell)

Growing Stronger Together

A Growing Movement

2011-2012

2,000 schools, 20 states 2004

2013-2014

42,000+ $598,000 14,000+? ? ?

Growing Stronger Together

Early Years

• Birth of farm to school – CA, FL

• 6 states, <10 sites

1996-1997

• USDA IFAFS supports multi-state National Farm to School grant

1998-2000

• 1st National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, 200 people (2002)

• 1st regional conference (NE) • USDA AMS hosts meetings • CNR 2004: F2S grants approved,

wellness policies initiated • www.farmtoschool.org website launch

(2004)• 2004: 400 sites, 22 states

2000-2004

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Expansion

• Extensive Planning Process • National Farm to School Network launch (2007) with staffing – national and 8

regional lead agencies• Core Values framed• National Conferences in 2005 & 2007

2005-2007

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Sustaining the movement

•1st ever Farm to School Census released

2013

Growing Stronger Together

Information (Training & Information Provider) • Website,

resource database

• Fact Sheets, reports

• Webinars • Training and

Technical Assistance (regional and state level)

• Research and Evaluation support / guidance

Policy (Advocacy Voice of the Movement)• Federal

Policy lead• State policy:

legislative scan and technical assistance

• Minimal support for Local Policy development

Connecting People (Networking Hub)• National

Farm to Cafeteria Conference

• Regional and State events

• NFSN affiliated regional leads (8) and State Leads in 50 states and DC

Financial Resources (Funder)• Seed Change

(KY, LA, PA, MS)

• Innovation Fund

Our Role

Growing Stronger Together

Growing Stronger Together

Growing Stronger Together

Policy (Advocacy Voice of the Movement)• Federal Policy

lead• State policy:

legislative scan and technical assistance

• Minimal support for Local Policy development

Growing Stronger Together

• Over 1100 attendees (46% increase from 2012!)• The 4-day conference included: • 3 plenary sessions, 48 workshops, 10 field trips, 3 short

courses, 41 lightning talks, a special gathering of tribal communities that included 28 participants, Regional Networking sessions for 8 regions and Canada,

• networking sessions for farm to preschool and school gardens,

• poster share fair, and a music project.• A total of 70 scholarships were awarded!

Connecting People (Networking Hub)• National Farm to

Cafeteria Conference

• Regional and State events

• NFSN affiliated regional leads (8) and State Leads in 50 states and DC

Coming soon…..8th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference June 1- 4, 2016, Madison, WI

Growing Stronger TogetherFinancial Resources (Funder)

• Seed Change (KY, LA, PA, MS)

• Innovation Fund

Innovation Fund

Growing Stronger Together

For more information: Anupama Joshi

anupama@farmtoschool.org(847) 917-7292

Stay connected: www.farmtoschool.org