The Farm to School Podcast
Stories from the frontlines of food, farming, and education—where young minds grow and agriculture takes root. Join co-hosts Michelle Markesteyn and Rick Sherman as they explore what it means to bring local food into the school cafeteria and teach kids about where their food comes from with guests from around the world!
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The Farm to School Podcast
Latest Episodes
A School Garden Without a Water Source? What about Dry Farming?
What if the secret to growing great food isn't adding more water, but learning to use less? In this episode, we explore the surprising world of dry farming with guests Matt Davis of Oregon State University and Cassandra Waterman of the Dry Farm...
Door to door, state to state, coast to coast: The Don Froylan Story
What does it take to turn a family recipe into an award-winning cheese company? In this episode, we sit down with Francisco Ochoa of Don Froylan Creamery to trace a remarkable journey that began with homemade queso fresco sold door-to-door in O...
All About Geoducks.. And Social Emotional Learning in the School Garden
What do geoducks, school gardens, and social-emotional learning have in common? More than you'd think. In this episode, Farm to School veteran Erica Curry of Row by Row joins Rick and Michelle for a wide-ranging conversation that begins with th...
Farm to School at Any Scale, From Policy to Plate – with Andrea Alma
Farm to School isn’t just about local apples—it’s about rethinking the entire food system. In this episode, Andrea Alma shares how a public health problem-solver fell in love with school lunch—and went on to help reshape it from policy to plate...
Hit “Record” and See What Grows.. an Unplanned School Garden Conversation
Hit “Record” and See What Grows.. an Unplanned School Garden Conversation This episode proves that sometimes the best conversations happen that are unplanned. Recorded “on the fly” at the Oregon Farm to School Conference, Rick pulls...
Fan Mail
Hello! I’ve been listening for a couple of months and really enjoy it! Im an insurance agent but passionate about my home garden, what my child eats, and changing her charter school foods! I would love more information on how to get involved (maybe a new career I could be passionate about) on the Central Coast CA. I think our closest farm to school program is the Santa Bonita school district. But I don’t know how to implement or bring a program to the Lompoc unified school district, specifically our Manzanita public charter school. We are expanding our school and will be getting our own kitchen in the next year or two, we are also getting a new superintendent that I’m hoping we will be on board with some healthy ideas. Any information, suggestions, classes I could take, are all welcome!
Lompoc, California
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