January: Applications Open
March: Application Deadline
April: Accepted Schools Notified
June - August: Kickoff Summer Retreat
- Three days in person
- All lodging, travel, and meals covered by FINYS
- Farm to School workshops centered on classroom, cafeteria, and community themes
- Team time facilitated by a coach to develop your Farm to School Action Plan for the year
September - May of the next year: Executing your action plan
- Regular farm to school meetings with your coach to stay on track
- Periodic virtual workshops on relevant farm to school topics
- $5000 implementation stipend to use toward action plan goals
- Site visit from FINYS staff in the Spring
May of the next year: Spring Celebratory Gathering
- Get together as a cohort one last time to celebrate accomplishments
- Present on your farm to school program and watch other schools' presentations
- Relevant farm to school workshops or speakers
- Farm Tour or other experiential learning opportunity