Angie Rupchock-Schafer
@angrschafer.bsky.social
Farm to School Specialist, supporting student nutrition and food security, sustainable local food systems, and agriculture education | Proud Hoosier | Views my own
As a furloughed fed, I haven't received a full paycheck since Sept. Our tightened family budget is now razor thin, there's nowhere else we can cut.
In an effort to feel like I'm still part of something worthwhile, I've been volunteering at our local food pantry these days.
It's a labor of love.
In an effort to feel like I'm still part of something worthwhile, I've been volunteering at our local food pantry these days.
It's a labor of love.
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As a furloughed fed, I haven't received a full paycheck since Sept. Our tightened family budget is now razor thin, there's nowhere else we can cut.
In an effort to feel like I'm still part of something worthwhile, I've been volunteering at our local food pantry these days.
It's a labor of love.
In an effort to feel like I'm still part of something worthwhile, I've been volunteering at our local food pantry these days.
It's a labor of love.
Reposted by Angie Rupchock-Schafer
Pope Leo XIV: "I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor."
"Dilexi te"
"Dilexi te"
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Pope Leo XIV: "I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor."
"Dilexi te"
"Dilexi te"
I may be on furlough as a fed, but that doesn't mean the work of #FarmtoSchool stops cold!!
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
October 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I may be on furlough as a fed, but that doesn't mean the work of #FarmtoSchool stops cold!!
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
Spent the morning volunteering and teaching local students how to butcher and process farm-raised chickens.
It was a total blast running into the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social at #FarmAid in Minneapolis!
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It was a total blast running into the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social at #FarmAid in Minneapolis!
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱
www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org
How will a government #shutdown impact #SNAP benefits? @fracposts.bsky.social has the answers.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
How will a government #shutdown impact #SNAP benefits? @fracposts.bsky.social has the answers.
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Millions rely on SNAP to put food on the table. With a government shutdown looming, families are asking: will their benefits be safe?
Our new blog breaks down what’s at stake for SNAP and WIC this October.
➡️https://frac.org/blog/how-will-government-shutdown-affect-snap-benefits
Our new blog breaks down what’s at stake for SNAP and WIC this October.
➡️https://frac.org/blog/how-will-government-shutdown-affect-snap-benefits
September 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hanging out with a fiery skipper -- an under-rated native butterfly!! -- while gardening this freaking gorgeous afternoon.
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Hanging out with a fiery skipper -- an under-rated native butterfly!! -- while gardening this freaking gorgeous afternoon.
🌱 #FarmtoSchool is helping outdoor agriculture classrooms sprout in #Ohio!
“This microfarm provides students w/ hands-on learning around sustainable farming practices, #nutrition, and producing food for the community,” says Brent Herdman, Food Service Director at River Valley Local Schools. [1/2]
“This microfarm provides students w/ hands-on learning around sustainable farming practices, #nutrition, and producing food for the community,” says Brent Herdman, Food Service Director at River Valley Local Schools. [1/2]
September 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌱 #FarmtoSchool is helping outdoor agriculture classrooms sprout in #Ohio!
“This microfarm provides students w/ hands-on learning around sustainable farming practices, #nutrition, and producing food for the community,” says Brent Herdman, Food Service Director at River Valley Local Schools. [1/2]
“This microfarm provides students w/ hands-on learning around sustainable farming practices, #nutrition, and producing food for the community,” says Brent Herdman, Food Service Director at River Valley Local Schools. [1/2]
So stinking happy to meet @reana.bsky.social in real life and see her in action at the Home Grown Village seed swap!! #FarmAid40
September 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So stinking happy to meet @reana.bsky.social in real life and see her in action at the Home Grown Village seed swap!! #FarmAid40
I ran into one of my Midwest #FarmtoSchool grantees at the Homegrown Village!! #FarmAid40
September 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I ran into one of my Midwest #FarmtoSchool grantees at the Homegrown Village!! #FarmAid40
September 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🍅 #FarmtoSchool and #STEM programs are making a huge impact for students in #Indiana!
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🍅 #FarmtoSchool and #STEM programs are making a huge impact for students in #Indiana!
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
Students of James A. Garfield School 31 in Indianapolis are building new #schoolgarden beds, weeding existing ones, and planting seeds and small plants. [1/x]
OMG I leave tonight for @farmaid.org !! 😍🌽🌱
A bunch of us USDA #FarmToSchool staff are going so we can celebrate sustainable ag and have some JOY and be around the folks we love to work for -- small and family farmers!!
A bunch of us USDA #FarmToSchool staff are going so we can celebrate sustainable ag and have some JOY and be around the folks we love to work for -- small and family farmers!!
Tickets for #FarmAid40 are on sale now at farmaid40.org
Farm Aid 40 will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.
Farm Aid 40 will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.
September 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
OMG I leave tonight for @farmaid.org !! 😍🌽🌱
A bunch of us USDA #FarmToSchool staff are going so we can celebrate sustainable ag and have some JOY and be around the folks we love to work for -- small and family farmers!!
A bunch of us USDA #FarmToSchool staff are going so we can celebrate sustainable ag and have some JOY and be around the folks we love to work for -- small and family farmers!!
The strip between our house & the alley used to be turfgrass, dead of all life.
Over the past 10 years I've turned it into a #pollinator strip & now it's BRIMMING with life!!
Bees, insects, & gorgeous bright wildflowers right in our tiny yard as a lifeline to our wild friends 🐝☀️🌱
#NativePlants
Over the past 10 years I've turned it into a #pollinator strip & now it's BRIMMING with life!!
Bees, insects, & gorgeous bright wildflowers right in our tiny yard as a lifeline to our wild friends 🐝☀️🌱
#NativePlants
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The strip between our house & the alley used to be turfgrass, dead of all life.
Over the past 10 years I've turned it into a #pollinator strip & now it's BRIMMING with life!!
Bees, insects, & gorgeous bright wildflowers right in our tiny yard as a lifeline to our wild friends 🐝☀️🌱
#NativePlants
Over the past 10 years I've turned it into a #pollinator strip & now it's BRIMMING with life!!
Bees, insects, & gorgeous bright wildflowers right in our tiny yard as a lifeline to our wild friends 🐝☀️🌱
#NativePlants
🥗 #FarmToSchool connects students ⏩ local farmers ⏩ healthier school meals!!
This spring, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (PLSAS) served up Sloppy Joes made with Minnesota-raised beef, paired with a garden bar featuring local romaine lettuce and pea shoot microgreens. [1/x]
This spring, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (PLSAS) served up Sloppy Joes made with Minnesota-raised beef, paired with a garden bar featuring local romaine lettuce and pea shoot microgreens. [1/x]
July 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🥗 #FarmToSchool connects students ⏩ local farmers ⏩ healthier school meals!!
This spring, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (PLSAS) served up Sloppy Joes made with Minnesota-raised beef, paired with a garden bar featuring local romaine lettuce and pea shoot microgreens. [1/x]
This spring, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (PLSAS) served up Sloppy Joes made with Minnesota-raised beef, paired with a garden bar featuring local romaine lettuce and pea shoot microgreens. [1/x]
Reposted by Angie Rupchock-Schafer
[early settlers tripping and falling face-first into precisely managed complex agricultural systems]
“Is this…a pristine wilderness?!?”
“Is this…a pristine wilderness?!?”
Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
n.pr
June 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
[early settlers tripping and falling face-first into precisely managed complex agricultural systems]
“Is this…a pristine wilderness?!?”
“Is this…a pristine wilderness?!?”
🥕 #FarmtoSchool helps #preK students learn about where their food comes from and experience #agriculture hands-on!!
📸 Anya Sczerzenie / DN-R
More: lnkd.in/ga5NdNX8 #agsky #edsky #preksky
📸 Anya Sczerzenie / DN-R
More: lnkd.in/ga5NdNX8 #agsky #edsky #preksky
May 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🥕 #FarmtoSchool helps #preK students learn about where their food comes from and experience #agriculture hands-on!!
📸 Anya Sczerzenie / DN-R
More: lnkd.in/ga5NdNX8 #agsky #edsky #preksky
📸 Anya Sczerzenie / DN-R
More: lnkd.in/ga5NdNX8 #agsky #edsky #preksky
My #pollinator strip is very purple rn with spiderwort and wild blue indigo showing off #nativeplants #gardensky 🐝
May 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My #pollinator strip is very purple rn with spiderwort and wild blue indigo showing off #nativeplants #gardensky 🐝
Reposted by Angie Rupchock-Schafer
The canceled farm-to-school grant would’ve "created a network of learning gardens and urban farm sites that can address food insecurity through local procurement and nutrition education for their students as well as their families and the broader community," said Mary Jo Wilson.
USDA Disrupts Jackson Food Program, Ending Farm-to-School Grant
The Farm to Community initiative has served nearly 400 students and 2,000 Jackson residents. But now, Trump’s USDA has canceled a grant that funds it.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The canceled farm-to-school grant would’ve "created a network of learning gardens and urban farm sites that can address food insecurity through local procurement and nutrition education for their students as well as their families and the broader community," said Mary Jo Wilson.
Farm fresh food is making a BIG difference in #schoolmeals in Indiana!
Mooresville Community School students love the sloppy joes made with high-quality beef from Fischer Farms Natural Foods, potato chips from Broad Ripple Chip Co., and sweet corn fresh from the fields of Garwood Farms!! #agsky
Mooresville Community School students love the sloppy joes made with high-quality beef from Fischer Farms Natural Foods, potato chips from Broad Ripple Chip Co., and sweet corn fresh from the fields of Garwood Farms!! #agsky
May 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Farm fresh food is making a BIG difference in #schoolmeals in Indiana!
Mooresville Community School students love the sloppy joes made with high-quality beef from Fischer Farms Natural Foods, potato chips from Broad Ripple Chip Co., and sweet corn fresh from the fields of Garwood Farms!! #agsky
Mooresville Community School students love the sloppy joes made with high-quality beef from Fischer Farms Natural Foods, potato chips from Broad Ripple Chip Co., and sweet corn fresh from the fields of Garwood Farms!! #agsky
Spotted a new native tonight on the trails: Butterweed!! 🥰
May 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Spotted a new native tonight on the trails: Butterweed!! 🥰
“ #FarmtoSchool allows students to bridge the gap between the farm & fork.
It’s an amazing feeling knowing that I'm able to help make an impact on young people!”
In Barnesville, Minnesota, family owned & operated Rickford Ranch takes great pride in selling beef to families & 2 local schools.
It’s an amazing feeling knowing that I'm able to help make an impact on young people!”
In Barnesville, Minnesota, family owned & operated Rickford Ranch takes great pride in selling beef to families & 2 local schools.
May 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“ #FarmtoSchool allows students to bridge the gap between the farm & fork.
It’s an amazing feeling knowing that I'm able to help make an impact on young people!”
In Barnesville, Minnesota, family owned & operated Rickford Ranch takes great pride in selling beef to families & 2 local schools.
It’s an amazing feeling knowing that I'm able to help make an impact on young people!”
In Barnesville, Minnesota, family owned & operated Rickford Ranch takes great pride in selling beef to families & 2 local schools.
Excited for our 1st weekly delivery from Hole in the Woods Farm in Culver, #Indiana!
Chad & Xenia have been growing food w/ care & purpose since '08.
Certified Naturally Grown since '10, their commitment to stewardship extends beyond the fields.
Chad & Xenia have been growing food w/ care & purpose since '08.
Certified Naturally Grown since '10, their commitment to stewardship extends beyond the fields.
March 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Excited for our 1st weekly delivery from Hole in the Woods Farm in Culver, #Indiana!
Chad & Xenia have been growing food w/ care & purpose since '08.
Certified Naturally Grown since '10, their commitment to stewardship extends beyond the fields.
Chad & Xenia have been growing food w/ care & purpose since '08.
Certified Naturally Grown since '10, their commitment to stewardship extends beyond the fields.
Reposted by Angie Rupchock-Schafer
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.” –Sadie Willis, network coordinator for Wisconsin’s Fairshare CSA Coalition.
Will Local Food Survive Trump’s USDA?
The USDA is bulldozing efforts that help small farmers and food producers sell food directly to schools, food banks, and local communities.
buff.ly
March 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.” –Sadie Willis, network coordinator for Wisconsin’s Fairshare CSA Coalition.
"We're incredibly grateful for our #FarmtoSchool partners, who see the value in what we do & incorporate our #turkey into menus year-round.
We love seeing all of the creative ways our turkey is served to #Minnesota students, alongside other local ingredients."
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We love seeing all of the creative ways our turkey is served to #Minnesota students, alongside other local ingredients."
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March 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"We're incredibly grateful for our #FarmtoSchool partners, who see the value in what we do & incorporate our #turkey into menus year-round.
We love seeing all of the creative ways our turkey is served to #Minnesota students, alongside other local ingredients."
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We love seeing all of the creative ways our turkey is served to #Minnesota students, alongside other local ingredients."
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