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 4, 2019
Apex High Culinary Team Wins NC Jr. Chef Competition
A student culinary team from Apex High (@WCPSS) cooked their way to 1st place in the #2019NCJrChef Competition.
March 5, 2019
Students selected to compete in the 2019 NC Jr. Chef Competition cook-off on April 1
High school students from across North Carolina are putting on their chef’s hats to cook up creative school lunch recipes for the second N.C. Jr. Chef Competition. Eight finalist teams from Career and Technical Education food, nutrition, and culinary arts courses will meet in a cook-off April 1 at the Piedmont Food & Agriculture Processing Center in Hillsborough.
February 14, 2019
2019 North Carolina Jr. Chef Competition
Great news! Many schools have expressed an interest in participating in the 2019 North Carolina Jr. Chef Competition
October 1, 2018
Governor Cooper proclaims October NC Farm to School Month!
The Farm to School Coalition of NC is excited to announce that Governor Cooper has proclaimed October as Farm to School Month in North Carolina.
September 29, 2018
Triangle woman brings people together through local food, importance of community agriculture
Anupama Joshi, current ED of the National Farm to School Network, lives in Cary NC and is part of our Farm to School Coalition Steering Committee and Advisory team. Read this WRAL article about Anupama's farm to school work.
September 15, 2018
Florence storm hits farms and farmworkers particularly hard
Florence Recovery continues: Farmers and farmworkers especially hard hit.
September 12, 2017
Are you ready for the North Carolina Crunch?
Across the state, kids and adults will be crunching into locally grown apples on October 24 for Farm to School Month.
June 12, 2017
2017-2019 USDA Farm to School Grant Recipient in NC
Congratulations to the Beaufort County Board of Education in Washington, North Carolina for being awarded an implementation grant from USDA for Farm to School starting in October 2017.
44 applications were received by USDA nationally and 17 were awarded.