News
A primary goal of the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina is to weave together an understanding of what great stories and ideas are happening across the state. Check back often to read the latest farm to school news and to submit your own story!
April 23, 2021
Thirteen Local Education Agencies and Community Organizations Awarded N.C. Farm to Summer Rapid Response Funding
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our communities and schools, the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina (F2SCNC) and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) recently awarded $26,000 in farm to summer rapid response funding to thirteen Local Education Authorities (LEAs) and Community Organization Sponsors operating N.C. Summer Nutrition Programs to feed children in need.
April 21, 2021
N.C. Jr. Chefs Compete in First-Time Virtual Cook-Off
Four high school teams competed in the state’s first-ever virtual North Carolina Jr. Chef cook-off this spring to create unique school lunch entrée recipes.
January 21, 2021
2021 North Carolina Junior Chef Competition
There is still time for high school CTE junior chefs to enter the virtual 2021 North Carolina Junior Chef Competition. High school CTE student teams work with their Family and Consumer Science teachers and School Nutrition Programs to create a school lunch entrée recipe with at least two North Carolina ingredients, meets federal nutrition guidelines and appeals to student taste preferences. Applications are due Feb. 1.
June 2, 2020
Eighteen Local Education Agencies Awarded Farm-to-School Rapid Response Funding
Eighteen local education agencies (LEAs) were recently awarded Farm-to-School Rapid Response funding by the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina. The funding is intended to support urgent needs and long-term capacity building for local food purchasing for school meals and local food educational programming in ways that increase the skills, knowledge, and connection to local foods for children and their families.
February 12, 2020
Apex High Culinary Clinches Jr. Chef Title
The student culinary team from Apex High School in Wake County won first place for the second year running in the 2020 North Carolina Jr. Chef Competition, held Friday at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte.
January 8, 2020
Eight Teams Advance to Third NC Jr. Chef Cook-Off
Eight finalist teams from Career and Technical Education food, nutrition, and culinary arts courses will compete in a cook-off Feb. 7 at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte.
October 17, 2019
Celebrate Family & Consumer Sciences Day by “Dining In” for Healthy Families on December 3rd!
FCS is the field of study focused on the science and art of living and working well in our complex world. We celebrate on December 3rd to recognize our profession’s founder, Ellen S. Richards, first woman to graduate of MIT, whose birthday was December 3rd.
October 15, 2019
Eleven School Districts Receive Farm-to-School Awards
Eleven local education agencies received the first ever Farm to School of NC Awards from the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina for work their efforts in expanding and enhancing farm to school in the state.