But we can also do Farm to ECE with infants and toddlers and we can adapt that to any type of early care and education setting. So preschool would fit within that age group. When we think about Farm to Early Care and Education – or Farms to ECE, just to be more succinct – it’s focusing on children from birth to age 5. So we often think about that as visits to farms or having farmers come and visit the early-childhood education setting. We also talk about gardening or gardening opportunities and then food, nutrition, but also agriculture education activities. So it’s really just a group of strategies or activities that offer early care and education settings increase access to healthy and local foods. And so it’s one of those exciting things that’s really emerged out of the Farm to School avenue or that Farm to School area. And Farm to Early Care and Education, it’s one of those things that a lot of people haven’t heard about or maybe they’ve heard just little snippets about. And I work with the Center for Regional Food Systems here at Michigan State University, which is in our Department of Community Sustainability. Let’s start learning about what we’re talking about when we say “Farm to Early Care and Education. And we’re going to talk to her about Farm to Early Care and Education, what that is, what it means and how we can do it in our own preschools, childcare programs and early-learning settings. She is an assistant professor of Farm to Early Care and K-12 Education at Michigan State University. So today on the show we have Meagen Shedd. And that all feels vitally important when we’re talking about nutrition and early care and education settings, which is also going to improve learning outcomes for young children, too. So again, it’s that Triple Win: kids win, farmers win, communities win and our families win. A Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Guide to Local Food Purchasing.2018 Farm to Early Care National Survey.Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems.She also offers practical tips and resources for ECEs who are interested in implementing a Farm to ECE program at their center. In this episode, Meagan Shedd, Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University, shares the benefits of implementing a Farm to ECE program, from better nutrition habits, creating a tighter sense of community and practicing a more sustainable lifestyle. The farm to table movement has been on the rise in recent years and influencing the way society views food consumption. Check all episodes of The Preschool Podcast
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