Just as we see in the early care and education system, the network of potential partners and collaborators across the food system is complex and vast. Join this webinar to learn about key types of food system organizations and entities that are vital partners in growing farm to ECE efforts at the local, state, and national level. Additionally, we'll share more about United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and initiatives that support farm to ECE and other aligned initiatives that advance stronger and more resilient food systems. 

Speaker: Lacy Stephens, MS, MPH, RDN, Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow, USDA
Lacy Stephens is a public health and non-profit professional with more than fifteen years of experience in food systems and community nutrition initiatives. She is currently a Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow working with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. In her previous role as Program Director with the National Farm to School Network (NFSN), Lacy worked to expand the farm to school and ECE movement through information sharing, network building, and advocacy at the national, state, and local levels. Lacy has coordinated the NFSN Farm to Early Care and Education Working Group and NFSN Equity in Farm to School Research and Evaluation Working Group, is Past President of the Montana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and served on the Board of Directors of the KC Farm School. Lacy is a registered dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Food Systems and is a graduate of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.