| The September 2013 issue of our ACTION newsletter is also available online. New FoodCorps Members Farm To Cafeteria Manual  Be in the know on farm to cafeteria efforts that work: Download our Farm to Cafeteria Manual for Montana and get this great how-to guide for farmers, ranchers, foodservice directors, and community leaders. Not just for Montana!
| New Service Term Begins
A new crop of FoodCorps AmeriCorps members began a service term earlier this month that will continue through the summer of 2014. NCAT manages FoodCorps efforts in the states of Arkansas, Iowa and Montana, with 22 members now stationed at host sites and ready to start the school year. Each member will be working to help schools serve local, healthy foods; build and tend school gardens; and educate kids about how and why to eat food grown closer to home. Read more... Local Foods Efforts Increase
Producers and Institutions Working Together
Our Farm to Cafeteria Network addresses the challenges and opportunities facing producers and food service directors in bringing local foods to schools and institutions in Montana. As part of this work, we recently hosted a meeting of the Beef to School coalition at our headquarters in Butte, to bring together ranchers, meat processors, the Office of Public Instruction, and non-profit group representatives. Read more... Service To Remember
AmeriCorps Members Honor Sept. 11
In remembrance of the September 11 attacks, our AmeriCorps members across the country participated in service events to honor those lost and those whose heroism saved so many lives. Read more... |
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