CACFP Farm Fresh Challenge Gets Underway!
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is hosting the 2nd annual Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Farm Fresh Challenge this month! The challenge recognizes adult day care and child care centers for serving more Texas products, providing Farm Fresh educational activities, and sharing their successes on social media. Follow the hashtags #FarmFreshTexas and #TexasAgricultureMatters throughout March to see how TDA’s CACFP partners around the state are taking the Farm Fresh Challenge to Eat Local. Teach Local. Be Social.
TDA resources help make completing the Challenge simple.
Remember that to earn recognition, participants must complete all three parameters outlined here, including putting a photo from their participation online, and submitting an attestation form by April 24, 2020.
Establishing the 3E’s Nutrition Grant Program Now Open
TDA's Establishing 3E's (E3E) Grant Program provides funding to child care institutions or community organizations to increase awareness of the importance of good nutrition for children and encourage children's health ans well-being through Education, Exercise, and Eating Right. For eligibility and application information, visit the E3E grant homepage. Applications are due Wednesday, May 20, 2020.