Farm to School Grantee Report (FY 2013-2017)

The Farm to School Grantee Report analyzes baseline, progress and final reports submitted to FNS by 365 grantees who received Farm to School grant awards in fiscal years 2013–2017. It provides an assessment of Farm to School grantee efforts nationwide, focusing on grantee-reported achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.

Key Findings

• Grantees implemented a range of activities focused on local foods, including using school garden produce in school meals and cooking from scratch, and reported an increase in school and school district policies supporting farm to school efforts over the course of the grant.
• Almost all grantees reported that their partner schools served local foods in their cafeterias, though definitions of “local" varied by school or district.
• Among grantees, 91 percent reported that grant funds were sufficient for meeting the project goals.