Farm to Head Start Program

Child care providers and early care settings often have a variety of reasons for participating in Farm to Early Care activities. For Haley Anderson, Nutrition Services Coordinator at Reach Up Head Start in St. Cloud, developing personal relationships with local fruit and vegetable growers was a primary motivator. It was important to Haley not only to know where the food served on her menu was coming from, but to know the names and the faces of the people growing it. Through partnerships with four Central Minnesota farmers, Haley’s dedication to purchasing local foods also reaped benefits that she didn’t expect.

 

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