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  New Resources from New York State Farm to School

  November 16, 2016

  New information and resources are now available for New York Farm to School on the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets website, including a map of New York schools who participated in the USDA Farm to School Census and a local food procurement toolkit for food service directors.

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  Helping New York Farmers Meet Demand for Local Food in Schools, Hospitals and Institutions

  October 20, 2016

  As the Food Service Director for all five schools in Brockport Central School District (BCSD), Jim Liebow has a lot of mouths to feed – 3,600 of them to be precise. But Jim cares about more than getting food on the tray, he manages a robust farm to school program that aims to purchase food from New York farms as often as possible, all year round.

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  National Farm to School Month, NY Campus Crunch & More

  October 5, 2016

  October's Farm to Institution New York State (FINYS) Update is filled to the brim with exciting events happening for New York schools, preschools and colleges connecting students with local food! 

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  Why Farm-to-Institution Sourcing is the Sleeping Giant of Local Food

  August 29, 2016

  Strategists are following the money to schools, corporate cafeterias, and hospitals in hopes of rebuilding local economies and bringing healthy food access—literally in through the back door.

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  Gearing Up for Farm to School Activities in New York State

  August 10, 2016

  A new school year is quickly approaching! Catch up with the latest in farm to school and farm to pre-school in the FINYS August update.

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  Farm to Institution New York State Budget Update

  April 22, 2016

  Read about farm to school wins in the New York State budget and other exciting news for farm to institution in the state!

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  Locavores behind bars: DOCCS says convicts eating more NYS fare

  April 6, 2016

  “New York’s agriculture industry is an economic engine in communities across this state and through the Buy NY program, we are continuing to drive its growth and expand opportunity,” Cuomo said in a statement. “I am proud of this program’s success and we will continue to connect state institutions with local farmers and producers to showcase the very best of New York’s products and strengthen our agricultural economy.”

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  Local Food Becomes the New Normal on New York Campuses

  March 10, 2016

  Over the last two years, our FINYS team coordinated the Farm to SUNY pilot project, which set out to challenge the idea that colleges and universities are too big to buy local.

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  Take Action

  New York Farm to School ACTION ALERT

  February 23, 2016

  It's time to urge New York State legislators to support the Farm to School Procurement Incentive in the 2016-2017 New York State Budget!

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  Pilot program links farms to colleges across the state

  September 29, 2015

  The first two years of a pilot program called Farm to SUNY show students at four campuses welcomed the products from local farms.

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