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Welcome to the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
Farm to ECE Visioning Tool
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Welcome to the ASPHN Farm to Early Care and Education Visioning Tool

Farm to ECE programs are an innovative evidence-based approach that give young children increased exposure and access to local produce, opportunities to learn about nutrition and agriculture, and hands-on learning through gardening. The purpose of this tool is to support you and your network (see "Glossary" far right tab) in whatever stage you are with implementing Farm to ECE programming in your state. ASPHN wants you to use it to glean ideas and use resources to help identify the technical assistance (TA) from ASPHN and other entities you want. This tool may help you assess what your efforts have achieved so far, and the directions you might plan next. Utilizing this tool will identify concrete strategies or activities for a future action plan.

The tool's viewing and use is optimized at 75%.

The tool is 5 spreadsheets categorized into Farm to ECE content areas (see colored tabs): Partnerships, Equity, CDC's Spectrum of Opportunities, Local Food Procurement, and Measurement and Evaluation. There are 3 additional "support" tabs: Instructions, Identification (your information), and Glossary.

Each spreadsheet offers a list of actions many Farm to ECE implementers have found useful to establish, build, and/or strengthen their programs. Many actions offer samples of resources (arbitrarily-selected) that networks have developed and are adaptable.*

The actions are matched with the Farm to ECE Driver Diagram to help visualize how certain actions address the primary drivers and ultimately lead to the aim of increased Farm to ECE for long-term wellness and healthy development for all children.

There are no "right" responses and no scores are being kept. You may choose to complete all 5 content tabs, or only the ones that interest your state this year. You may leave an action row blank if you prefer. While it is a tool for your use, ASPHN is interested in your responses in order to understand how the organization can support you with technical assistance this year.

If you are new or a veteran of Farm to ECE, ASPHN is happy to answer your questions about the tool or walk you through the tool. Send an email to emia@asphn.org.

Check out ASPHN's Farm to ECE grantee webpage and resources for inspiration!
Sign up for ASPHN Farm to ECE newsletters and Basecamp (see Glossary) using this link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/gdspG0D/ASPHNF2ECENews

Please continue to the Instruction tab next.

*There are numerous Farm to ECE resources. If you have resources you would like ASPHN to include in an upcoming ASPHN Farm to ECE Resource Catalog, please email emia@asphn.org.
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Released Version 1 February 2024 Acknowledgements: The Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) Farm to ECE programming is one of several programs supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of cooperative agreement number NU38OT000279-05-02 (total of $2,400,000). The Farm to ECE program is 100% supported by this cooperative agreement which is funded by the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO)/ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)/CDC/HHS. The contents of this tool are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, DNPAO/NCCDPHP/CDC/HHS, or the U.S. government.
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