Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program

FASLP supports projects that bring together stakeholders from the distinct parts of the food system to increase the capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations or entities, such as school cafeterias and classrooms, while fostering higher levels of community engagement between farms and school systems. The goal of these efforts is to not only increase access to school meals for underserved children, but also to dramatically improve their quality. FASLP is also focused on the development of leadership skills, knowledge, and qualities necessary to prepare students for food and agricultural and related careers in the private sector, government, and academia. Specific activities may include: 1. Developing practical applications to increase understanding of leadership roles, including critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills; ethics and professionalism; and working in teams; 2. Connecting the academic classroom experiences with daily leadership roles and organizational activities; 3. Providing opportunities for mentoring and shadowing; and 4. Organizing leadership academies, workshops, trainings, etc. Handling of baseline data and data collection will be addressed per approved project evaluation or performance measures/outcomes.