From Farm to Community: Strengthening Partnerships Between Farmers and Dietitians
From Farm to Community: Strengthening Partnerships Between Farmers and Dietitians
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Strong partnerships between nutrition professionals and the agricultural community are essential to improving food access, advancing nutrition education, and supporting healthier communities. This session will highlight successful collaborations that connect farms to healthcare, schools, and community-based nutrition programs while demonstrating how these partnerships can improve dietary quality and increase access to culturally relevant foods.
Through real-world examples, presenters will share strategies for building relationships with farmers, implementing Farm to School and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program initiatives, leveraging grant opportunities, and incorporating cost-effective, culturally affirming legumes and pulses into Food Is Medicine and school nutrition programs. Attendees will gain practical insights into developing sustainable partnerships, overcoming implementation challenges, and identifying opportunities to strengthen local food systems within their own communities.
Whether you work in clinical practice, community nutrition, public health, school nutrition, or agriculture, this session will provide actionable ideas and resources to foster meaningful collaborations that improve nutrition outcomes while supporting local and regional food systems.
Planned with the Committee for Lifelong Learning
CPEU: 1.50 (Valid Until September 15, 2029)
Learning Objectives
- Compare at least two models of farmer-dietitian partnerships and their impact on food access, community nutrition outcomes, and local food system sustainability.
- Identify and prioritize three actionable strategies to initiate or strengthen collaborations between farmers and dietitians across community, food bank, or school settings.
- Apply key considerations (procurement, seasonality, distribution) to design a feasible approach for integrating locally sourced foods into a nutrition program.
Performance Indicators
- 3.3.3 Identifies opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships with individuals or organizations with shared visions.
- 13.1.3 Collaborates with community partners and stakeholders in promoting health and disease prevention.
- 13.4.5 Identifies partnerships and builds relationships with local food producers to increase access to nutrient-dense, culturally relevant foods.
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