Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs
Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiatives generate similar benefits as Farm to School programs. However, there is a lack of research about local food procurement in Farm to ECE programs. We provide a descriptive evaluation of how 12 child care centers that participated in a Farm to...
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| author | Dara Bloom Kathryn Boys Rebecca C. Shisler Rebecca Dunning Caroline Hundley David Yates |
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| description | Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiatives generate similar benefits as Farm to School programs. However, there is a lack of research about local food procurement in Farm to ECE programs. We provide a descriptive evaluation of how 12 child care centers that participated in a Farm to ECE program procured local food. We found that centers purchased low volumes at the beginning of the program, creating challenges for establishing viable relationships with local food suppliers. Centers employed strategies such as building relationships with distributors and retailers, picking up local food, and
aggregating demand with other centers and families to create successful programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd29edaa1cc34c2eacff2b29b122ca072022-12-22T04:06:46ZengMississippi State UniversityJournal of Human Sciences and Extension2325-52262022-04-01101123https://doi.org/10.54718/CONI3088Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education ProgramsDara Bloom0Kathryn Boys1Rebecca C. Shisler2Rebecca Dunning3Caroline Hundley4David Yates5North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillFarm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiatives generate similar benefits as Farm to School programs. However, there is a lack of research about local food procurement in Farm to ECE programs. We provide a descriptive evaluation of how 12 child care centers that participated in a Farm to ECE program procured local food. We found that centers purchased low volumes at the beginning of the program, creating challenges for establishing viable relationships with local food suppliers. Centers employed strategies such as building relationships with distributors and retailers, picking up local food, and aggregating demand with other centers and families to create successful programs.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol10/iss1/3/farm to early carefarm to schoolchild carelocal food procurementcollaborative learning |
| spellingShingle | Dara Bloom Kathryn Boys Rebecca C. Shisler Rebecca Dunning Caroline Hundley David Yates Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs Journal of Human Sciences and Extension farm to early care farm to school child care local food procurement collaborative learning |
| title | Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs |
| title_full | Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs |
| title_short | Exploring Models of Local Food Procurement in Farm to Early Care and Education Programs |
| title_sort | exploring models of local food procurement in farm to early care and education programs |
| topic | farm to early care farm to school child care local food procurement collaborative learning |
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