Seeds to Systems: Working Towards Sustainable Farm to ECE

Seeds to Systems: Working Towards Sustainable Farm to ECE
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

This webinar will share insights from North Carolina’s High Obesity Program’s (HOP) Farm to ECE work, with a particular emphasis on lessons learned through long-term partnerships with Head Start programs.

Over the last 15+ years, their research, programming, and partnerships have included different components of Farm to ECE, including local food procurement, food-based learning, gardening, teacher professional development, family engagement, and technical assistance. More recently, HOP has provided them an opportunity to intentionally build on those experiences and consider what a more sustainable and coordinated Farm to ECE approach can look like within Head Start. Rather than presenting their approach as a model that other states should replicate, them will showcase their experiences to highlight practical implementation lessons that may be useful to other states and organizations working to implement sustainable Farm to ECE. Explore Healthy ROOTS for more information.

Speakers:

• Virginia C. Stage, PhD, RDN, LDN, Associate Professor, Nutrition Education & Behavior Specialist, Feeding & Eating Education (FEEd), Director, Healthy ROOTS, Principal Investigator, Preschool Education in Applied Sciences (PEAS), Director, NC State University, NC State Extension
• Jocelyn Dixon, MS, MPH, RDN, LDN, Assistant Director of the Food-based Early Education Lab and PEAS Program, Early Childhood Education Liaison Healthy ROOTS Project, NC State University, NC State Extension

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