Farm to ECE
Next Meeting: April 9, 2024 1PM
What is Farm to ECE?
Farm to Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a movement to increase healthy and sustainable dietary practices during early childcare years (0-5yrs) by providing access to healthy food options and nutritional education to Head Start and early childhood centers.
FPAC works at a local and statewide level to increase the Farm to ECE activities.
FPAC works at both a local and statewide level to increase Farm to ECE in access for children in Louisiana.
New Orleans
In New Orleans, we work with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans to bring Farm to ECE programming to area centers. This includes nutrition education, gardening, healthy menu changes and a new local food procurement pilot.
Louisiana
FPAC also co-leads the Louisiana Farm to ECE work group with Well-Ahead Louisiana. This group consists of early childhood educators, leaders and policymakers as well as food system experts to expand the reach of Farm to ECE in Louisiana through policy change and outreach.
Farm to ECE Spotlight
In Louisiana, F2ECE efforts have gained momentum the last few years and have been supported by the Louisiana Farm to ECE Workgroup. As part of the Louisiana Farm to ECE Workgroup 2023 Strategic Plan, they identified a collective goal to uplift paradigms of successful F2ECE programs. This brief is the first in this series and spotlights the Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana and their leadership on F2ECE.
Statewide Farm to ECE Meeting Notes
Notes from Louisiana Farm to ECE meeting August 15, 2023
