Pennsylvania Resources & Publications
Buying & Selling Local Foods
The New Farm: Farm to Farm Know Howby New Farm Rodale Institute
The New Farm: Farm to Farm Know How from the Rodale Institute provides access to a database of farms as part of a farm locator program. Specify your needs and the program will generate a list of farms that might be able to help you meet these needs. Access this link by clicking here. Or access information about farm to school programs through the New Farms site by clicking here.
Pennsylvania Agricultural Map: Promoting Pennsylvania Agriculture
by AgMap
Ag Map: Pennsylvania’s Online Agricultural Directory.
How to Get Started
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agricultureby Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture gives many links relevant for anyone interested in farm to school in Pennsylvania.
Growing the Links Between Farms and Schools
by Clare Hinrichs, Kai Schafft, Dara Bloom, and Erin McHenry-Sorber The Center for Rural Pennsylvania November 2008
Guidebook for Pennsylvania Farmers, Schools and Communities: Growing the Links Between Farms and Schools
Interested in bringing a farm to school program to a school near you- The Center for Rural Pennsylvania's recently released guide, Growing the Links between Farms and Schools: A How-To Guidebook for Pennsylvania Farmers, Schools and Communities, could help.
The guide is aimed at schools and school districts, especially food service directors, teachers, administrators, school nurses, and school health and wellness committees. It was also written for farmers and suppliers who are interested in participating in a farm to school program but are unsure about when or how to develop relationships with local schools.
The guidebook recognizes that both schools and farmers need to work together to make farm to school programs work effectively and describes a number of different ways to make connections and to start and sustain a successful farm to school program.
Dr. Clare Hinrichs, Dr. Kai Schafft, Dara Bloom and Erin McHenry-Sorber of Pennsylvania State University developed the guide through a grant from the Center.
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Curricular Resources
Pennsylvania Agriculture in the Classroomby Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
For teachers: Integrating fun-filled, hands-on agricultural projects into existing curriculum.?Receiving make-and-take projects and ready to use materials for the classroom.?Gaining a network of teachers and agricultural resource people locally and across the state.
Other Resources
Best Practices Manualby Project PA Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Project PA: Best Practices Manual
Case Studies & Feasibility Analysis
Farm to School: Case Studies and Resources for Successby Compiled by Alison Harmon Pennsylvania State University January 2004
A case study of the farm to school project in Pennsylvania (p. 37). (PDF)
Kindergarten Initiative Evaluation Report
by The Food Trust February 2007
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