Kate Seybold
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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Kate is the Farm to Institution Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. In this role, Kate supports the development of institutional markets, like schools and early care settings, for Minnesota grown and raised foods. She coordinates statewide Farm to School training, technical support, and programming – including Minnesota’s Harvest of the Month program. Prior to her work at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Kate spent six years leading Minneapolis Public Schools’ Farm to School program, overseeing the district’s local food procurement and education. Kate holds a BA from St. Olaf College and a MS in Sustainable Food Systems from Arizona State University. Originally from central Wisconsin, Kate now calls Northfield, MN home.
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MN Harvest of the Month: Tools to Grow Your Farm to School Program
Minnesota Harvest of the Month (MN HOTM) is a free farm to school marketing and education campaign that celebrates and connects the 3 C’s of Farm to School: Cafeteria, Classroom and Community. Learn how to get involved in this new program and its statewide community! This session will provide an introduction to the Harvest of Month marketing materials, recipes for food service, and educational resources for K-12 classrooms. A panel of schools will share how Harvest of the Month has helped to support and grow their Farm to School programs!
Local Foods, Learning and Growing Together
MN Thursdays has long been a movement for school districts in our state to focus on foods grown and/or made locally. It is a way to educate guests about where food comes from, while supporting local growers and food systems. But procuring and offering these fresh, local foods and ingredients is not an easy task. In this roundtable workshop, several MN based stakeholders and key decision makers, including local districts, growers/producers, aggregators, government agencies like MDA and other industry members who are invested in enhancing fresh and local school nutrition offerings will share their real Farm to School stories. Then, you will have the opportunity to join in two brief breakout discussions to address key topics with your peers with the goal of discovering how we can bring local foods to schools, by learning and growing together.
MDA Farm to School Grants: Getting Started on Your Proposal!
Learn how the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Farm to School grants can help kickstart or grow your Farm to School purchasing! MDA offers Farm to School grants that provide reimbursement to schools for purchasing Minnesota grown and raised foods for use in school meal programs. This session will provide a brief overview of the grant program, examples of innovative past projects, and tips and tricks for effective grant writing. Then, attendees will get to apply what they learn and begin their school's grant proposal during this interactive workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops, but pen and paper will work too. Former grant recipients will be on-hand to share their successes and answer your questions.
Let’s Talk Farm to School: Buying and Serving Local
New to Farm to School and not sure where to start? Wanting to increase your local food purchasing, but feeling bogged down by questions or roadblocks? This is the session for you! This session will cover the basics of buying and menuing local food – including local food purchasing rules, food safety, menu planning, and what resources are available to you along the way. Come with questions - there will time for discussion!
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