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The Heartland Farm to School and Early Care and Education (ECE) Institute was held Nov. 13-15, in Nebraska City. The institute was offered in collaboration with ECE partners from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
Three Kansas teams from Clearwater USD 264, Coffeyville USD 445, and Child Care Links, in Hutchinson, and Quality Care Services, Inc., in El Dorado, were chosen from applications submitted to attend the institute.
The year-long institute kicked off with a retreat where teams engaged in action planning to set programmatic goals with the assistance of an assigned coach. Following the retreat, teams will work with their coach to implement their Farm to ECE action plans over the upcoming year.
This year’s institute was hosted by the Nebraska Department of Education. The 2025 Heartland Farm to School Institute, which will be held in May, will be hosted by the Kansas State Department of Education Child Nutrition and Wellness team.
Teams representing school nutrition programs can submit applications through Dec. 6. Click here for the application.
Contact Eryn Davis, edavis@ksde.org, or (785) 296-5060 with questions.
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