FNS Documents & Resources

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.

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. 

This page includes links to all the household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the vegetable food group. 

USDA Foods in Schools nourishes children and supports American agriculture nationwide. 

This one-page factsheet highlights the nutrition benefits of USDA Foods contained in the CSFP food package. 

Project summaries for the 29 TEFAP state agencies that received fiscal year 2022 Farm to Food Bank project funding.

To help those most in need receive healthy, fresh foods, USDA will be offering boxes of pre-packed, mixed fresh produce though The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), in addition to the single varieties that are already available to order.