Benefits of Farm to School programs:
- Promoting healthy eating habits in children and reducing their risk for obesity and related health disorder.
- Providing children access to local, healthy and fresh foods.
- Facilitating education about nutrition, food and agriculture through curriculum and activity-based or experiential learning.
- Increasing school lunch participation.
- Opening up new markets and increasing revenues for farmers.
- Generating community support and awareness about local food systems and agriculture.
- Keeping agricultural land as open space
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For more information, contact Erin Foster West at
(406) 549-0543 ext. 109 or missoulaf2s@montana.com
