Vermont Food Education Every Day (VT FEED)
is a community-based approach to school food system change in a rural state through a collaboration of three Vermont non-profits: Food Works, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, and Shelburne Farms.

The mission

VT FEED works with schools and communities to raise awareness about healthy food, the role of Vermont farms and farmers, and good nutrition. We act as a catalyst for rebuilding healthy food sys-tems, and to cultivate links between the classrooms, cafeterias, local farms, and communities.

Now in its sixth year and tenth school, Vermont FEED is busy working with many rural Vermont communities.
WE BELIEVE:
•All children and members of their community should have access to safe, affordable, healthy, nutritious foods
•Healthy diets positively and directly impact students' academic performance
•Children will make healthy choices because of their involvement with food as part of their school curriculum
•Local agriculture is important historically, and for the future
•All communities should be invested in their school food system; from the farms, to the cafeterias, to the classrooms
•School food policy must change to reflect local, healthy, and nutritious foods available to students
•Food literate children will impact and change family purchasing, cooking, and eating patterns
•Through growing, harvesting, and preparing foods, children gain confidence, develop critical thinking skills, and feel a sense of power and control over their own health and food choices