Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE)

Module Objective
Provide and overview of the strategies ECE providers can use to connect children and families to healthy, local foods with a special emphasis on gardening.

Resources to Support a Trip to the Farmer's Market
Multicultural Selection of Farm to ECE Books
The Food Trust's multicultural collection of farm to ECE books highlights children's books that feature characters from under-represented racial and ethnic groups, many of which are authored by writers of color. The list also includes a number of books that are either bilingual or written exclusively in Spanish. These books cover a wide variety of farm to ECE- related topics including gardening, farms, cooking, family meals, farmer's markets, shopping for food, and more.

Ideas for Visiting the Farmer's Market with Children
Enhance learning opportunities before, during, and after a farmer's market visit with these ideas.

Hear what Families have to Say!
Listen to Lindsey Brown, Owner/Director, at Brown's Family Child Care, LLC, and the families in her program talk about how Farm to ECE has impacted not just the classroom community, but the home environment, too!

Complete the online, interactive workshop.

Complete the workshop quiz and receive professional development hours.