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Farm to School programs are popping up all over the U.S. These programs connect schools with local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime, and supporting local small farmers.

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Find a Farm to School Program near you:

National Farm to School Network

This growing farm to school movement is supported by eight regional lead agencies that comprise the National Farm to School Network, which offers training and technical assistance, information services, networking, and support in policy and media and marketing activities. We are here to help you get started and to keep the programs growing.

For more information about the recently launched National Farm to School Network, click here.
To find your Regional Lead Agency, click here.

New Interactive Features

Farmtoschool.org continues to be the portal for farm to school information in the U.S, with new features including an e-newsletter, online forums to dialog on issues facing your farm to school program, and access to submit information about new programs, upcoming events, news and funding opportunities. Please send us feedback on the website and suggestions for improvement.


States with operational Programs: 40
Farm to School Programs in the U.S. (estimated)* 2,007
Farm to School Programs profiled on this site 128
Number of schools involved 8,776
Number of school districts involved 2,035
Program profiles added this month: 3
* estimated by the National Farm to School program, Center for Food & Justice, Occidental College. All other statistics based on information posted on this site.






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Massachusetts - Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week
Contact: Kelly Erwin, 413-253-3844
Mon, Sep 22nd, 2008 - Fri, Sep 26th, 2008
Recurring yearly


National - 37th Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education
Wed, Oct 15th, 2008 - Sat, Oct 18th, 2008

North Carolina - Farm to School From the Grassroots
Contact: Molly Nicholie, (828)236-1282
Thu, Oct 16th, 2008 - Thu, Oct 16th, 2008

California - Central Coast Farm to School Champions
Contact: Ildi Carlisle-Cummins, 831-761-8507
Sat, Oct 18th, 2008 - Sat, Oct 18th, 2008

Maine - Washington County Farm to School Conference
Sat, Oct 18th, 2008 - Sat, Oct 18th, 2008

Illinois - Cooking Up Change
Contact: Alicea miller, (312) 419-1810.
Thu, Oct 23rd, 2008 - Thu, Oct 23rd, 2008
Recurring yearly


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Promoting Agriculture: Students flourish during Homegrown School Lunch Week by Laurie Savage, Frederick News Post.
Mon, Oct 13th, 2008

Local produce on school menu is a winning offer by Roger Richardson and Nancy S. Grasmick, Delmarva Now.
Mon, Oct 13th, 2008

State-Grown Food Program Takes Root In Norwich by Jenna Cho , The Day.
Mon, Oct 13th, 2008

Farm-to-School initiative shows great promise by Roger Richardson, Cumberland Times-News.
Sun, Oct 12th, 2008

Fresh Produce Programs Are Win-Winners by Editorial Board, Kitsap Sun.
Sun, Oct 12th, 2008

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Bid Local: Local Farm Projects Allowed in School Bids National Farm to School Network
Tue, Aug 5th, 2008
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Applying Geographic Preference in Procurements for Child Nutrition Programs USDA: Food and Nutrition Service
Wed, Jul 9th, 2008
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Farm to School Policy: A State by State Listing Marion Kalb
Tue, Jul 8th, 2008
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