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Save the Date! 4th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference March 19-21st, 2009 in Portland, OR

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.

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.

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 130
Number of schools involved 8,776
Number of school districts involved 2,035
Program profiles added this month: 2
* 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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Virginia - Virginia Farm to School Conference in Charlottesville
Contact: , (540) 341-7961
Wed, Dec 10th, 2008 - Wed, Dec 10th, 2008

National - Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Conference
Contact: Molly Nicholie, 828-236-1282
Sat, Feb 28th, 2009 - Sat, Feb 28th, 2009

National - Going the Distance and Shortening It, from Farm to Cafeteria
Contact: Marion Kalb, 505-474-5782
Thu, Mar 19th, 2009 - Sat, Mar 21st, 2009

National - Food Security: From Local to Global
Contact: Society for Nutrition Education
Sat, Jul 11th, 2009 - Wed, Jul 15th, 2009

Massachusetts - Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week
Contact: Kelly Erwin, 413-253-3844
Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 - Sat, Sep 26th, 2009
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Illinois - Cooking Up Change
Contact: Alicea miller, (312) 419-1810.
Fri, Oct 23rd, 2009 - Fri, Oct 23rd, 2009
Recurring yearly


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Bloomfield High students prepare menu for capitol meeting by Nancy Davis, Bloomfield Journal.
Thu, Nov 20th, 2008

Easton school board may ‘go green’ with school lunches by Laura Modlin, Easton Courier.
Thu, Nov 20th, 2008

Halton program brings produce to local school by Tim Whitnell, Burlington Post.
Wed, Nov 19th, 2008

Teach (and Feed) Your Children Well by Trista Scheuerlein, Flavor.
Mon, Nov 17th, 2008

Healthy school lunches on the menu by Margaret Stafford, San Mateo Daily Journal.
Mon, Nov 17th, 2008

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Child Nutrition Reauthorization - Background National Farm to School Network
Thu, Nov 13th, 2008
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Farms : Results from the 2008 Colorado Producer Survey Colorado Institute of Public Policy and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Farm to School Workgroup Re
Fri, Oct 10th, 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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