Farm to School Fact Sheets

The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Team offers over factsheets on a variety of topics, ranging from school gardening to local meat.

Local Food Resources

• Integrating Local Foods into Child Nutrition Programs
• Local Meat in Child Nutrition Programs: Increasing Opportunities for Small and Mid-Sized Livestock Ranchers and Fishers
• USDA Foods: A Resource for Buying Local
• Using DoD Fresh to Buy Local

School Gardens

• School Gardens: Using Gardens to Grow Healthy Habits in Cafeterias, Classrooms, and Communities
• Gardens in Tribal Communities

Farm to School in Tribal Communities

• Bringing Tribal Foods and Traditions into Cafeterias, Classrooms, and Gardens
• Gardens in Tribal Communities

Food Safety

• Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions
• Food Safety Information and Resources for the Farm to School Community
• Overview: Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
• Food Safety Modernization Act and the Produce Safety Rule
• Overview: HARPC and HACCP

Producers

• Selling Local Food to Schools: A Resource for Producers

Farm to Preschool

• Farm to Preschool: Local Food and Learning in Early Childcare and Education Settings

Farm to Summer

• Farm to Summer: Why Summer Meal Programs are Ripe for Local Foods and Agriculture Based Activities

State Agencies and Cooperative Extensions

• Farm to School Grant Program
• Effective Strategies State Agencies Can Use to Support Community Food Systems

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