Join Now!   Already a member? Log In
    'Real Food Is'
Video Contest

Follow us on Twitter

Farm to School connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers.

Find your Regional Lead Agency

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.

The winner of the "Real Food Is..." contest is... Find out more about the contest.

 

Act now to improve school meals

States with operational Programs: 43
Farm to School Programs in the U.S. (estimated)* 2,110
Farm to School Programs profiled on this site 220
Number of schools involved 8,943
Number of school districts involved 2,104
Program profiles added this month: 5
* estimated by the National Farm to School program, Center for Food & Justice, Occidental College. All other statistics based on information posted on this site.





Do you have information to add to this website? Here's how:
1. Click here for a tutorial on HOW TO REGISTER!

2. Click here to REGISTER directly!

3. Click here for a tutorial on HOW TO ADD CONTENT to our site!


 
National - Nevada Small Farm Conference
Contact: Ann Louhela , 775-351-2551
Fri, Mar 12th, 2010 - Sat, Mar 13th, 2010

Michigan - "Setting the Table for Wellness" Conference
Contact: N/A, 941-6584
Mon, Mar 15th, 2010 - Mon, Mar 15th, 2010

Michigan - Farm to School: Setting the Table for Wellness
Contact: Judy Cunningham, 231-941-6584
Mon, Mar 15th, 2010 - Mon, Mar 15th, 2010

Kentucky - Bluegrass Food Security Summit
Contact: Jim Embry , 859-312-7024
Thu, Mar 18th, 2010 - Fri, Mar 19th, 2010

Illinois - Teacher Training Workshop
Contact: Courtney
Mon, Mar 22nd, 2010 - Mon, Mar 22nd, 2010

National - 2010 Food Safety Education Conference
Tue, Mar 23rd, 2010 - Fri, Mar 26th, 2010

View all Events | View Events Calendar

 
Holt legislation would create 'Farm to School' program by , Hunterdon County Democrat.
Mon, Mar 8th, 2010

Gettin Real with Sustainability by Anya Fernald, OrganicConnectMag.com.
Mon, Mar 1st, 2010

Farm to School 'Real Food Is' Video Contest by , Online Video Contests.
Mon, Mar 1st, 2010

Farm to School program has third-graders scrambling to the salad bar by Lisa Rathke, Chistian Science Monitor.
Wed, Feb 17th, 2010

Farm to School program changes kids' views on food by Lisa Rathke, KTUU Alaska.
Mon, Feb 8th, 2010

View all News

 

Family Cook-In Toolkit
Sun, Feb 7th, 2010
Download

Whats On Your Plate? Tool Kit Discovery Channel Planet Green
Sun, Feb 7th, 2010
Download

Farm to School – Tips, Tools & Guidelines for Food Distribution & Food Safety Chris Kirby, Rodney Holcomb, Lynn Brandenberger, William McGlynn & Anh Vo
Thu, Jan 21st, 2010

View all Publications