Our work is centered a lot around young people in grades Kindergarten through 12th. This past year, we received the Educator of the Year Award from Young, Gifted, and Empowered, because we really put a lot of emphasis around educating the community on food literacy.
Farm Bill priorities need to be radically refocused, which, depending on who you ask, feels like a difficult thing to address. The application process for many, especially farmers and organizations, is beyond frustrating and has been overly addressed in conversations around what needs to change.
There's been a lack of investment into specialty crop producers who are not growing as much as the commodity producers. Specialty crops make up a vast majority of what people need in terms of health and wellness.
This level of community engagement was what we wanted, so farm-to-school doesn't feel logistic and just taking place among food service directors and specialized folks.
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