Project summaries for the 27 TEFAP state agencies that received fiscal year 2024 Farm to Food Bank project funding.
Find resources to implement, sustain and maintain your farm to school program.
The purpose of Farm to Food Bank Projects is to (a) reduce food waste at the agricultural production, processing, or distribution level through the donation of food, (b) provide food to individuals in need, and (c) build relationships between agricultural producers, processors, and distributors and emergency feeding organizations through the donation of food.
Factsheets are available under the following topics: Farm to School Grant Program, Farm to School Program Resources, Local Food Resources, School Gardens, Farm to School in Tribal Communities, Food Safety, Producers, Farm to Preschool. Farm to Summer, State Agencies and Cooperative Extensions, En Español.
This fact sheet outlines a number of additional resources for those seeking to directly purchase or raise food products for school nutrition programs.
The Restaurant Meals Program is a state option to allow certain SNAP clients, who might not be able to prepare meals for themselves or who do not have permanent housing for storing and preparing food, to be able to buy prepared meals at restaurants with their SNAP benefits.
The following store type definitions include the store type name, two letter code, and a general description of how the store operates its business.
This factsheet reviews best practices for producers to learn about how to sell local food to schools.
This fact sheet presents effective strategies for supporting community food systems.
This fact sheet, available in both English and Spanish, reviews the steps to successfully integrate local food in child nutrition programs.