See what fruits, vegetables, proteins, legumes, grains, dairy, soups, and traditional foods are available through FDPIR.
USDA Foods Available List for CSFP.
The Farm to School Census checklist has suggestions for school food authorities to prepare for the Farm to School Census.
Check out the three-part "Crediting Grains in the Child Nutrition Programs", the final three tip sheets of the "Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs" tip sheet series! Use these as a quick reference and get to know the grains requirements across all the child nutrition programs.
The Farm to School Census is a survey of farm to school activities, including local food procurement and nutrition education. This document provides additional clarification for school food authorities (SFAs) on the Farm to School Census and the data collection process.
This pre-recorded webinar features Farm to School Program staff sharing how farm to school projects can reduce food waste, incorporate composting, and connect with others to create climate-smart activities.
This pre-recorded webinar features Farm to School Program staff, who share grantee stories from the Indigenous community and how to build a successful farm to school program focused on traditional foods.
The USDA awards grants annually to help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. This fact sheet gives an overview of the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program and highlights Farm to School grantee projects.
I'm New to Farm to School is a place full of resources to help you to get your farm to school program growing.
Responding to a renewed sense of urgency for transforming publicly funded work programs to more adequately help participants achieve their dreams and aspirations, states, counties and local agencies are redesigning their employment and training programs to build on participants’ strengths while simultaneously recognizing the toll that racism and trauma have taken on their lives.