Learn and share ideas, resources, and promising practices with other network members across Washington State about local food sourcing by connecting cafeterias to Washington farmers and products.
What is Local Food Sourcing?
LFS (Local Food Sourcing or Local Foods in Schools) is a community of practice within the Washington State Farm to School Network that connects school nutrition professionals, food producers, distributors, nonprofit partners, and community leaders working to strengthen local food purchasing across Washington schools.
Through relationship-building, peer learning, and collaboration, LFS supports efforts to increase access to locally grown, raised, harvested, and produced foods in school meals while strengthening regional food systems and local economies.
Join a Bimonthly Zoom Call
Join the Local Food Sourcing Community of Practice to connect with peers, share successes and challenges, and collaborate on strategies to increase and sustain local food in schools across Washington. Moderated by Annette Slonim of WSDA.
We meet the third Wednesday every other month at 2 pm.
Next calls are: May 21st & July 16th
Join the Local Food Sourcing Forum
Sign up on the WA Farm to School Online Forum and connect with others on Food Sourcing topics. You will first need to become a member of the Washington Farm to School Network.