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Nov 4, 2026
Kelly McKennaGUEST
We see a lot of momentum on farm-to-school programming, which I love for kids for many reasons.
Kelly McKennaGUEST
A, it gets them...
Kelly McKennaGUEST
And farm to school can look differently in different schools, but the kinds of programming it brings usually is local food from the farm.
Kelly McKennaGUEST
Sometimes kids are getting to go on field trips to the farm, learn about where the food comes from.
Kelly McKennaGUEST
Sometimes the farmers will come talk to the kids, and then you can get kids inspired to want to be farmers themselves maybe.
Kelly McKennaGUEST
But there's a lot of research about those farm to school programming programs.
Kelly McKennaGUEST
than kids being more excited to eat fruits and vegetables.
Kelly McKennaGUEST
There was even a study that asked kids to draw a farm.
Dana ShapiroGUEST
Their menu planning and logistics are quite complicated because there's, you know, six different islands to serve and very rural schools and urban schools.
Dana ShapiroGUEST
We ended up getting a USDA Farm to School grant in 2018, and the Department of Education happened to get the same grant the same year.
Dana ShapiroGUEST
And that program required all grantees to attend a conference together in Detroit, Michigan for like three days.
Dana ShapiroGUEST
And so it was quite difficult to like really strategize with DOE until we were stuck in Detroit together.
Donna ShapiroGUEST
Their menu planning and logistics are quite complicated because there's, you know, six different islands to serve and very rural schools and urban schools.
Donna ShapiroGUEST
We ended up getting a USDA Farm to School grant in 2018, and the Department of Education happened to get the same grant the same year.
Donna ShapiroGUEST
And that program required all grantees to attend a conference together in Detroit, Michigan for like three days.
Donna ShapiroGUEST
And so it was quite difficult to like really strategize with DOE until we were stuck in Detroit together.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
Did you know the idea of a gardener-in-residence is growing in schools all across Wisconsin? One example is the organization Rooted and its farm-to-school education program.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
It's currently part of a dozen schools and six community centers pinpointed as healthy food access improvement areas by City of Madison officials.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
I'm Teri Barr, and I talked with Erica Kastner, Krug at a recent celebration of the Farm to School program.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
It was held at Troy Farm Garden.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
Krug is the director, and when she describes the importance of this program for the kids, you can hear the emotion in her voice.
Erica KrugSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It is school gardens, which is what this event is really all about.
Erica KrugSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And then also agriculture education, which is really tied to our school garden program.
Erica KrugSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So Farm to School is really like a movement, I think that you could say, like started in the 80s, 90s.
Jodi GruenGUEST
And so many of them are bringing in fresh produce.
Jodi GruenGUEST
They're part of Farm to School, which we have an amazing Farm to School program here in Minnesota.
Jodi GruenGUEST
I highly recommend.
Jodi GruenGUEST
If your school doesn't have it, why not advocate for it? Because...
Jodi GruenGUEST
It's a way to support our local farmers and bring local produce into schools.
Laura HedlundHOST
And we're going to need to take a break and we'll be right back with our next segment where we're going to dig deeper into the school lunch program.
Laura HedlundHOST
But I also want to really do a shout out to Governor Walz because Governor Walz has been at the forefront of a lot of this farm to school stuff.
Laura HedlundHOST
And the fact that Minnesota passed universal school lunches, which I think is so amazing because, you know, this idea of moving into universality, like if the school lunch is there for everyone, And it's such a healthy, vibrant change.
Bob BosoldHOST
Oh, that's a great story.
Bob BosoldHOST
And coming up, from farm to school, what are the
Terry BarrCORRESPONDENT
adjustments? Did you know the idea of a gardener in residence is growing in schools all across Wisconsin? One example is the organization Rooted and its farm to school education program.
Terry BarrCORRESPONDENT
It's currently part of a dozen schools and six community centers pinpointed as healthy food access improvement areas by City of Madison officials.
Terry BarrCORRESPONDENT
I'm Terry Barr, and I talked with Erica Krug at a recent celebration of the Farm to School program.
Terry BarrCORRESPONDENT
It was held at Troy Farm Garden.
Terry BarrCORRESPONDENT
Krug is the director, and when she describes the importance of this program for the kids, you can hear the emotion in her voice.
Erica KrugSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It is school gardens, which is what this event is really all about.
Larry LeeHOST
We'll go through the full forecast details coming up, but you can expect a pleasant day with highs in the upper 50s, maybe hitting 60.
Larry LeeHOST
On the way today, we've got an interesting story about farm to school and how some kids are taking that seed all the way to the plate.
Larry LeeHOST
Teri Barr is going to have that story for us.
Larry LeeHOST
Stu Muck is on vacation.
Larry LeeHOST
Teri Barr has the story about one
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
example.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
Did you know the idea of a gardener in residence is growing in schools all across Wisconsin? One example is the organization Rooted and its Farm to School Education Program.
Teri BarrCORRESPONDENT
It's currently part of a dozen schools and six community centers pinpointed as healthy food access improvement areas by City of Madison officials.
Jason ScottHOST
California school kitchens are connecting local farm production with daily meal preparation.
Jason ScottHOST
In an October 27th report, the California Department of Food and Agriculture described how Live Oak School District in Santa Cruz County is using a $200,000 farm to school incubator grant for culinary and garden education built around locally sourced produce.
Jason ScottHOST
The district combines purchases from local farms and the Santa Cruz Farmers Market with production on its own school farm.
Jason ScottHOST
During the past school year, that farm grew 17 varieties of vegetables and herbs and produced 4,800 pounds of food.
Jason ScottHOST
School purchasing is also central to CDFA's October 20th report on Lawndale Elementary School District in Los Angeles County.
Jason ScottHOST
There, a separate $200,000 grant supports expanded purchasing of California-grown items and a central kitchen team focused on scratch cooking.
Jason ScottHOST
The district's Farm to School program has operated for 15 years.
Jason ScottHOST
Its nutrition department served nearly 980,000 meals during the 2025-26 school year.
Lori WilsonGUEST
And so if we start this next generation making healthy choices, allowing them to be healthier adults, that's better for everyone.
Don AndrewsHOST
That's Assemblymember Lori Wilson talking about California's Farm to School program.
Don AndrewsHOST
I'm Don Andrews with Look West.
Don AndrewsHOST
That pandemic-era program was launched to help schools feed their communities by connecting them with local farms, often through a food hub.
Jacob WiseGUEST
Yeah, of course.
Jacob WiseGUEST
Thanks for being interested and coming out.
Don AndrewsHOST
After the Food Hub tour, I sat down with Assemblymember Wilson to talk about the Office of Farm to School, how her legislation has streamlined the purchasing process, and what she had in her lunchbox when she was in grade school.
Don AndrewsHOST
Before we get a chance to talk about your efforts to try and make these school lunches more nutritious and help local farmers and your economy as well, what did you have for lunch when you were in elementary school?
Alecia SandersGUEST
I think we see it a lot across our state.
Alecia SandersGUEST
I don't know the exact number, but specifically around Farm to School Month, we'll see more During those prominent weeks, I believe we have 26 products across the state that are provided to our local schools.
Alecia SandersGUEST
And school nutrition programs are some of the biggest opportunities to have money generated back into the local community.
Alecia SandersGUEST
So as much as we can do it, we certainly want to.
Jeff HamlinHOST
So overall here, the North Carolina Alliance for Health, how do they support farmers across the state and also trying to get more of what is grown inside and at North Carolina farms into the classroom?
Alecia SandersGUEST
NCAH is a part of the School Meals for All North Carolina Coalition, and this past session we actually worked really closely as a coalition with our legislators to have funding put in place $2.5 million that is going to go towards elementary schools being able to purchase local products for school meals.
Alecia SandersGUEST
And while, you know, we have the Farm to School program, it's going to kind of be like that.
Alecia SandersGUEST
But we're not just talking fruits and vegetables.
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