Students Return to the Drawing Board for Harvest of the Month Poster Contest

The NWTN Local Food Network is encouraging student artists in K-12th grades to submit Harvest of the Month poster entries during Farm to School Month from October 1st through October 31st. All students in the following school districts are eligible to participate: Cheatham County Schools, all 5 Gibson County School Districts, Obion County, and Weakley County Schools.

Download and print the registration packet HERE

In celebration of National Farm to School Month through an initiative of the Farm to School program of the Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network, the 2023 school year Taste of Tennessee Harvest of the Month poster series will feature artwork selected by a panel of volunteer judges – artwork needs to be postmarked by November 1, 2022. 

The Taste of Tennessee Harvest of the Month is an educational marketing program that encourages students and their communities to learn more about local food including its seasonality and sustainability. Each month a different fruit or vegetable is highlighted, reflecting the current growing season in Tennessee.

The Harvest of the Month program’s goal is to encourage healthy food choices by increasing Tennessee residents’ exposure to seasonal local foods while also supporting farmers and building excitement about locally sourced and scratch cooking in schools and throughout Tennessee communities, explain organizers.

To enter the poster contest, students must portray one of the prescribed fruits or vegetables and submit entries to their school cafeteria managers by October 31, 2022.The winner will be announced before Thanksgiving break. 

Winners’ artwork will be displayed in the Taste of Tennessee Harvest of the Month poster series displayed on the walls of participating school cafeterias starting in 2023 and featured at this year’s Pick TN Conference in Franklin, TN in February 2023. 

Artwork submission deadline is on Monday, October 31, 2022 and must be postmarked by November 1, 2022. 

Please send artwork to: Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network, HOTM Poster Contest, 113 Elm Street, Martin, TN 37237. For questions, please email nwtnfoodguide@gmail.com or call (731) 332-9071.

To download the registration packet, including the rules to participate and registration form, please visit: nwtnlfn.org/taste-of-tennessee. Share our facebook event at fb.me/e/1Yjps9Ob6. The Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network is a nonprofit organization serving as a catalyst for a thriving and equitable local food system that is accessible to ALL. #GetitLocal #FarmtoSchool

Download and print the registration packet HERE.

Download and print the registration packet HERE