Lakes Region Farm to School Network

To join the network or learn more please contact Lisa Morin of the Belknap County Conservation District at Lisa.Morin@nh.nacdnet.net or Stacey.Purslow@unh.edu

The Lakes Region Farm to School Network consists of regional partners:

Belknap County Conservation District
UNH Nutrition Connections, 4-H-Belknap County
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Laconia Boys and Girls Club
Laconia School District
Winnisquam School District
NH Farm to School

IN THE NEWS

“LRPC, WoTu Sustainability Cooperative receive $35,000 grant for Wolfeboro/Tuftonboro Area” — Granite State News

YMCA Camps North Woods and Pleasant Valley, located on Lake Winnipesauke in Tuftonboro, are working with local partners to compost their food waste, as a way of reducing waste volumes entering our state landfills after the Lakes Region Planning Committee and WoTu Sustainability Cooperative received a grant from the U.S. Department of agriculture and the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund. READ MORE >>

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USDA 2024 Farm to School Grant project awarded! Belknap County Conservation District, Laconia
The Belknap County Conservation District will hire a Lakes Region Farm to School Coordinator to support development of four Farm to School Action Plans in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region with a two-tier approach: 1) three school district Farm to School Action Plans to better connect rural schools to local farms, address child food insecurity and serve as an example to other Districts. The Gilford, Laconia, and Winnisquam School Districts volunteered to serve as leaders in this effort; and 2) a Lakes Region Farm to School Network Action Plan focused on information sharing region-wide and support to development of the three school district Action Plans. The Belknap County Conservation District will lead this project working with the Lakes Region Farm to School Network and the three school districts. All these school districts have Child Nutrition Programs.