October is Farm to School Month! The Farm to School Program includes efforts to bring local foods into child nutrition programs and teach children how and where their food is grown. The Farm to School program helps incorporate local foods into the healthy meals served and provides agricultural education opportunities for children.
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Are you looking for Farm to School resources? Check out the Child Nutrition Sharing Site (CNSS), where you can find resources focused on Farm to School from programs across the country. You can also submit relevant, helpful resources by clicking the “ Submit ” tab and select “ Farm to School ” at the top of the page. Visit www.theicn.org/cnss today! National School Lunch Week is October 11th - 15th! National School Lunch Week (NSLW) is a great time to celebrate the success of your program in feeding the children of America. It is essential to highlight the significance of school nutrition professionals’ work while serving healthy school lunches! The Institute of Child Nutrition will be celebrating with you by highlighting innovative, helpful resources to ensure your program shines as you continue to offer nutritious and delicious meals to your students! Access school nutrition program resources all at No Cost at theicn.org today!
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ICN’s recently updated iLearn online course platform offers three, 1-hour webinars on Farm to School topics. Go to theicn. org/iLearn and search for “Farm to School” at the top of the page, select your webinar, and enroll today. Or, you can watch the August Webinar, CICN Farm to School: Fresh Ideas for Preparing Fall Fruits and Vegetables, directly on this page. You will receive a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) upon completion on iLearn, or email Helpdesk@theicn. org if you watch the webinar here!
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All New Social Group! A Place for Everyone!
K-12 Collaborative is an open space designed to share ideas, promote your program and suggest solution based products. Let’s color outside of the lines and think beyond the box. We proudly promote collaboration between school nutrition operators as well as industry members. Companies across the country are constantly creating high value resources and they employ ingenious minds. Let’s harness the power of these expert stakeholders to feed hungry children. Welcome to the next generation of social collaboration.
Have you heard about the Child Nutrition Recipe Box (CNRB)? ICN will be hosting the School Nutrition Recipe Mania during National School Lunch Week. Keep your eye out on our Facebook page during NSLW to vote for your favorite recipes. The top downloaded recipes on the CNRB site will go head-to-head, and YOUR vote counts to find out which recipe takes the title of CHAMPION!
You can go to the CNRB page for the list of recipes and try them out! CNRB has a large selection of standardized recipes to help you prepare healthy and delicious meals that meet meal pattern requirements, head over to theicn.org/CNRB!
Things we welcome:
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The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), part of the School of Applied Sciences at The University of Mississippi, is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied research, education and training, and technical assistance for child nutrition programs. The Institute’s mission is to provide information and services that promote the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs. ICN Website About ICN
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