This webpage is intended for summer meals providers, and others who may provide food safety training or technical assistance for summer meals operations.
This page offers resources to help state agencies, school food authorities, and their partners, prepare for and complete the Farm to School Census.
Each Action Sheet addresses a specific area of food safety by providing you with background information, action steps that will help you build your framework, and resources for the in-depth information you will need to develop or strengthen that area.
The Food Safety team develops education, instruction and technical assistance resources for individuals working in federally funded nutrition assistance programs such as the NSLP, SBP, CACFP, and SFSP.
The 2023 Farm to School Census FAQ addresses common issues for school food authorities responding to the Farm to School Census.
2023 Farm to School Census logo and stickers.
The USDA, FDA, and other federal partners continue to work diligently to protect the health infants who are fed using infant formula.
This is a printable SAMPLE of the 2023 Farm to School Census survey intended for school food authorities to review questions in advance of completing their surveys starting October 2023. This sample survey is for the purpose of review only and is not intended to be completed and returned.
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.