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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.

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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.
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States with operational Programs: 43
Farm to School Programs in the U.S. (estimated)* 2,051
Farm to School Programs profiled on this site 215
Number of schools involved 8,943
Number of school districts involved 2,065
Program profiles added this month: 1
* 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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New York - Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings®
Contact: Rachel
Thu, Oct 1st, 2009 - Mon, Mar 1st, 2010

National - Calling All Chefs: School Garden Recipe Contest!
Contact: Anne Nagro
Mon, Feb 1st, 2010 - Mon, Mar 1st, 2010

National - 2010 Supermarket Synergy Showcase
Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 - Fri, Feb 12th, 2010

National - Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Winter Conference
Contact: N/A, N/A
Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 - Thu, Feb 11th, 2010

National - 2010 Winter Conference
Wed, Feb 10th, 2010 - Thu, Feb 11th, 2010

Mississippi - North Mississippi Producer Advisory Conference
Contact: Adam Tullos or Dr. Bill Herndon, 662.566.2201
Thu, Feb 18th, 2010 - Thu, Feb 18th, 2010

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Cultivating New Farmers, The Future of Sustainable Food.. by Tricia Edgar, JustMeans.com.
Fri, Dec 17th, 2010

Farm-fresh school lunches on the way by Joan Qazi, The Wenatchee World.
Mon, Feb 1st, 2010

Obama Budget Doesn’t Thrill School Lunch Advocates by Kim Severson, NY Times.
Mon, Feb 1st, 2010

Mary Cheh on Fighting Obesity with “Healthy Schools” by N/A, TheSlowCook.com.
Mon, Feb 1st, 2010

State of the Union's School Lunch: Nutrition as National Defense and Fiscal Health by Debra Eschmeyer, Huffington Post.
Wed, Jan 27th, 2010

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Family Cook-In Toolkit
Sun, Feb 7th, 2010
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Whats On Your Plate? Tool Kit Discovery Channel Planet Green
Sun, Feb 7th, 2010
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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

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