Goals & Strategies

At the Washington State Farm to School Network Launch Summit in May 2018, network members affirmed some goals and initial Strategic Priorities. The goals support the overall purpose of growing farm to school in Washington State. These initial Strategic Priorities have helped guide and align the diverse work that network members do in their own communities for shared, collective impact across our state.

Note, these are currently being revisited by the Core Team who are looking for member feedback.

Farm to Early Care & Education

Goal: Increase number of ECE programs integrating Farm to School activities.

Strategic priority: Raise awareness of Farm to ECE among educators.

Food & Agriculture Education

Goal: Increase student understanding of where food comes from.

Strategic priority: Implement Harvest of the Month activities to promote local food.

Freshly harvested vegetables in a wood box on a table
Local Food Sourcing

Goal: Increase the amount of local, WA produced foods in K-12 schools.

Strategic priority: Increase collaboration and dialogue between farms and schools.

Elementary children seeding and caring for seedlings.
School Gardens & Farm-based Learning

Goal: Support school gardens and farms in every school.

Strategic priority: Develop or collect resources on school garden sustainability models and funding.