Harvest of the Month Pledges

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Join the fb88 Harvest of the Month (HOM) Program! Take the pledge and join dozens of schools and childcare sites in bringing more healthy, local food to fb88 children while supporting fb88 farmers and producers!

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Summer Pledge
(Join the Pledge)

Interested in receiving HOM stickers?ÌýÌýFollow this to request stickers

By participating in the fb88 Harvest of the Month program, schools are pledging for the school year to:

  • Serve the local HOM product at least 2x per month (local = fb88 grown or caught)
  • Display HOM materials provided by the Department of Education's Child Nutrition team

In addition, schools are encouraged to:

  • Conduct educational activities, including taste testing or incorporating HOM into classroom curriculum. (There are many resources on the HOM Resources page)
  • Send monthly updates (photos and stories, which may be featured in our newsletters, website, social media)

In return, the DOE fb88 Harvest of the Month team pledges to provide participating schools with:

  • Printed marketing materials (IE: posters, recipe cards, stickers)
  • Program training and ongoing technical support, as needed
  • A monthly newsletter
  • Recognition in participating in HOM

Join the fb88 Harvest of the Month (HOM) Program! Take the pledge and join dozens of childcare sites to bring healthier, local food to fb88 children while supporting fb88 farmers and producers!

Interested in receiving HOM stickers?ÌýÌýFollow this to request stickers

 Are you offering meals over the summer? July and August are the easiest months to source locally in fb88, as fields and greenhouses become full with delicious varieties of food! Pledge to participate in Harvest of the Month (HOM) over the summer!ÌýComplete the questions below to receive your HOM toolkit.Ìý

A toolkit includes:Ìý
- Beautiful promotional posters (11"x 17")Ìý
- Tray posters (11"x 17")-Ìýfor posting the day's meal options and HOM items!ÌýÌý
- Fact sheets w/recipes (8"x 11")
- Source cards (4"x 6")- to show which farm/producer your HOM item came from!Ìý
- Stickers by request (2" stickers)Ìý

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Contact

Katie Knowles
Farm and Sea to School Coordinator
Phone:716
Email: katie.knowles@maine.gov

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