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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

Office of P-20 Education Policy
Child Nutrition Program Administration
89 Washington Avenue, Room 375 EBA, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 473-8781 Fax: (518) 473-0018
To: 
School Food Service Directors/Managers
From: 
Child Nutrition Program Administration
Date: 
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Subject: 
Big Apple Crunch on October 21, 2024!

In partnership with the FarmOn! Foundation, the New York State Education Department (SED) Child Nutrition Program Office invites schools to take part in the Big Apple Crunch on October 21, 2024!

The Big Apple Crunch takes place in October of each year, inviting New Yorkers to take a bite out of an apple grown in New York to celebrate the apple harvest and to inspire us all to Eat Local!  

Join SED in fostering farm-to-school connections by participating in your own Big Apple Crunch!

School Food Authorities (SFAs) may choose any day in October to celebrate or participate in FarmOn! event once the date is announced.

More information and resources on the Big Apple Crunch can be found at the FarmOn! Foundation Website.

Participating in the Big Apple Crunch? Let us know! (optional)

SED would like to recognize and highlight the SFAs participating in and hosting a Crunch!  

Let us know the date of your Big Apple Crunch and be sure to send your Crunch pictures to cnspotlight@nysed.gov. SED may feature your SFA on the CN Spotlight or our Farm to School Page!

Posting on social media? Be sure to include the #BigAppleCrunch and #CrunchChallenge hashtags when posting to your school’s social media account and tag the New York State Education Department!

Please contact cnspotlight@nysed.gov with any questions.

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To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
  2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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