findings from a year-long farm-to-school evaluation project funded by the Center for Disease Control

FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM EVALUATION

With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010, Vermont FEED launched an investigation to better understand the impact of Vermont Farm-to-School programming on student fruit and vegetable consumption.  This report highlights that 80% of students reported ‘knowing a farmer”!

The analysis suggests that students who reported knowing a farmer had better attitudes toward fruits and vegetables and reported higher consumption of fruits and vegetables than students who did not."

There are two print resources available from this report:

A Report on Promising Practices of Farm to School Education

Vermont Farm to School Program Evaluation



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