Washington Farm to School Programs

Armin Jahr Elementary-- Washington Grown Fruit and Vegetable Grant Recipients
Armin Jahr uses the Washington Grown grant money to purchase local produce for a fresh snack program and to cook a vegetable once a week in the cafeteria. Students often enthusiastically stop the deli...

Auburn School District - Child Nutrition Services, Local Farmers and Our School Garden
The Auburn School District began partnering with local farmers in 2006. The district receives fresh fruits and vegetables in a central warehouse and distributes to all 21 schools for use in the schoo...

Auburn School District Garden to Cafeteria
The Auburn School District?s 1 1/2 acre organic garden and orchard produces fruits and vegetables for student lunches and snacks in ten elementary schools. In addition to garden produce, the Auburn Sc...

Classroom in Bloom
Classroom in Bloom is a non-profit organization that maintains a working garden on public school property for K-12 student education and food for the cafeteria. Classroom in Bloom?s 1/2-acre garde...

East Valley Farms and Schools Partnership
East Valley in partnership with our community, is implementing a farm to school program that will provide numerous opportunities for both students and patrons to engage in agricultural activities. Th...

Lopez Island Farm Education (LIFE) Farm to School Program
The Lopez Island Farm Education (LIFE) Farm to School program, funded by the school district and local donations, supports a large organic garden and orchard on the school?s campus. There are six rais...

Moxee Elementary-- Washington Grown Fruit and Vegetable Grant Recipients
On Tuesdays and Thursdays each classroom at Moxee Elementary receives a bushel basket of fruits and vegetables for an afternoon snack. The four Valicoff brothers of Valicoff Orchards all had childr...

Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program
Our Mission: To create and implement a strong Farm-to-Cafeteria Program incorporating local organic food sources, the community and the public school cafeteria; and maintaining a solid base upon whic...

The Olympia School District's Organic Choices Program
The Olympia School District piloted an Organic Choices salad bar at Lincoln Elementary School in October 2002. The pilot program was started when Vanessa Ruddy, a concerned parent from Lincoln Element...

Van Asselt Elementary-- Washington Grown Fruit and Vegetable Grant Recipients
Applying for the Washington Grown grant was a natural move for Van Asselt, which already had a nutrition education program at the school, called Eat Better, Feel Better. The Eat Better, Feel Better c...

Warden Elementary-- Washington Grown Fruit and Vegetable Grant Recipients
Warden Middle School has a federal fruit and vegetable program grant, which can be used by only one school per district, so when the elementary school heard about another healthy snack program, they j...

Washington State Dept. of Agriculture Farm-to-School Program
The WSDA Farm-to-School Program is dedicated to fostering relationships between schools and agricultural producers in Washington State. Our goal is to support expanding economic opportunities for farm...

Whatcom Farm to School Initiative