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            Connecting Local Producers to Montana Schools
      Bringing together local producers and schools was the objective of the “Bringing the Farm to School” producer training in Hardin, Montana. The training sought to build relationships between schools and producers to increase the availability of local foods served to children.
      05/31/2023
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            Putting the CO in Co-located Services
      In Colorado, Adams and Denver counties are taking innovative approaches to co-located health and human services operations.
      04/21/2023
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            Secretary Tom Vilsack Visits Greeley Evans School District
      Greeley-Evans School District 6 in northern Colorado was honored and excited to welcome Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to Maplewood Elementary School on March 22. The Secretary and visitors were able to see just one school of more than 30 in District 6 that provide essential health and nutrition programs to more than 22,000 students every day.
      04/04/2023
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            USDA’s TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grant Expands Distribution in Rural Nebraska
      TEFAP Reach and Resiliency – Round 1 grants are making an impact in communities across the nation. The Food Bank of Lincoln has leveraged Reach and Resiliency sub-grant funding to identify underserved areas and to implement strategies to increase TEFAP access in those areas. In some cases, the strategies were as simple as increasing the frequency of deliveries to specific communities to ensure that existing TEFAP resources were being equitably distributed.
      02/08/2023
    Cross-Agency Partnership Explores the Intersection Between Nutrition Security and Behavioral Health and Wellness
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            Cross-Agency Partnership Explores the Intersection Between Nutrition Security and Behavioral Health and Wellness
      USDA FNS Mountain Plains Region is in year three of a collaborative partnership with HHS SAMHSA to facilitate The Food and Mood Project. The goal of The Food and Mood Project is to promote behavioral health, and reduce the impact of mental health and substance use issues through identifying and implementing strategies that address the intersection between nutrition security and behavioral health and wellness.
      01/12/2023
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            Omaha Tribe of Nebraska WIC Garden Partners with Community for Nutrition Education
      The Omaha Nation WIC program recognizes the importance of incorporating Indigenous foods and traditional cooking practices into the WIC experience to form a holistic approach to nutrition education. Recently, they have taken extra steps to spotlight foods indigenous to their community, as well as dishes and cooking methods traditionally used by the Umónhon people.
      11/09/2022
    Food Waste Reduction Farm to School
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            Food Waste Reduction through Farm to School Programs
      October is Farm to School Month! The USDA Farm to School Program helps schools incorporate local foods into meal programs and supports local food and agriculture education through grants, research, and technical assistance. Less plate waste may be a benefit for schools implementing farm to school.
      10/27/2022
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            Colorado’s Agencies Create Recipe Frameworks for Communities through the Healthy Corner Store Partnership
      Cooking Matters Colorado and Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center’s School Wellness Programs engaged with three corner stores in Denver to pilot a SNAP-Ed campaign designed to improve healthy eating.
      08/24/2022
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            FNS Honors Traditions and Supports the Sovereignty of Tribal Nations
      Tribal nations across what we now consider the Great Plains relied for millennia on their buffalo relatives for food, medicine, clothing, tools, and shelter. Yet today it is hard to find buffalo meat on school meal trays in the very areas where they once sustained Native communities. FNS is working with tribal partners to figure out why and to remove the barriers we can.
      08/18/2022
    Pine Ridge Food Sovereignty Efforts Expand Tribal Nutrition Security
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            Pine Ridge Food Sovereignty Efforts Expand Tribal Nutrition Security
      When we take time to listen and learn from each other, we can effectively partner to put nutrition security within reach for all and move us ever closer to more equitable food systems.
      06/29/2022
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            WIC Rises to the Challenge
      Supporting families is the foundation of our mission here at USDA. So, before we close 2021, I’d like to look back at one of our programs that continues to do just that.
      12/30/2021
    Seven Ways Farm to School Can Make You ‘Cool’
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            Seven Ways Farm to School Can Make You ‘Cool’
      As we celebrate Farm to School Month this October, we can all feel the temperatures cooling down with the fall season. Here are seven ways USDA’s Farm to School Program can make your school and community ‘cooler’ throughout the year!
      10/03/2019
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            Just Announced ‘Turnip the Beet’ Awards Recognize High-Quality Summer Meals
      As school years draw to a close and summer breaks begin, USDA is pleased to announce the third annual Turnip the Beet awardees. These awards recognize outstanding summer meal program sponsors who distinguished themselves with high quality meals that are appetizing, appealing, and wholesome.
      06/18/2019
    USDA Kicks Off Summer Meals
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            Across Country, USDA Kicks Off Summer Meals
      The school year is out and summer meals are in! Around the country, places like schools, recreation centers, parks, churches, and libraries are serving free, nutritious summer meals to kids up to 18 years old through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). SFSP was designed to help low-income students during the summer months who aren’t receiving free or reduced-price school meals to continue to have access to meals and snacks.
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