Celebrate Farm to School Month
Every October, National Farm to School Month is celebrated by the National Farm to School Network in all 50 states. NH Farm to School encourages you to celebrate too!
Join us and other schools and organizations across the state in recognizing the importance of farm to school through activities, lesson plans, good local food, and fun! NH Farm to School has put together a full month of activities and ideas to celebrate farm to school and local food for the 31 days of October. We will be sharing ideas for activities that can tie into these daily celebrations, as well as providing resources for teachers to look for appropriate lesson plans. Use the buttons below to download the full calendar (with links!) and the corresponding creative materials that you can use on social media and more.
How to use the Farm to School Month Calendar & Graphics
We’re so excited for you to join us in our month long celebration of farm to school this October. Below is some information about our 2024 Farm to School Month resources. Remember: these resources are just a start; let them inspire you to celebrate farm to school in any way that works for you!
The Farm to School Month Celebration Calendar
Download the calendar and select the days that you want to promote or activities you would like to do. The days with underlined text are links to additional resources or activities for that day.
The Farm to School Month Social Media and Promotional Graphics
There are a few different types of graphics we created for 2024 Farm to School Month:
- General Farm to School Month creative
- Daily celebration or activity prompt creative from the calendar: add your own photos or creative to these to for a really engaging post!
- October NH Harvest of the Month carousel and reel designs: all month long, we’ll be celebrating the three foods that are the harvest of the month for October. When you see those days on the calendar, feel free to share these specific NH Harvest of the Month graphics.
The NH Department of Education’s Office of Nutrition Programs and Services is hosting its annual NH Great Apple Crunch on October 9 and challenging everyone across New Hampshire to take a big, crunchy bite out of a locally grown apple on the same day to celebrate farm to school. Sign up your organization or school to participate here and use the button below to find apples near you and see other participants.
The National Farm to School Network has an amazing toolkit of promotional language and graphics that anyone can use to celebrate farm to school all October long. Use the button below to access their celebration materials and start sharing!