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.
This fact sheet, available in both English and Spanish, reviews the steps to successfully integrate local food in child nutrition programs.
This factsheet gives examples, tips, and information for putting local meat on school menus.
This factsheet explains how USDA Foods support the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the school meal pattern requirements to make it easier for schools to prepare healthy meals using local foods.
This fact sheet provides information on how to use USDA DoD Fresh to purchase local produce.
As part of non-congregate summer meal service in rural areas, program operators may provide bulk food items that contribute to multiple meals for children
The Farm to School team has cultivated resources, trainings, and technical assistance to help your program grow.
I'm New to Farm to School is a place full of resources to help you to get your farm to school program growing.
Summary of Nutrition Assistance Program - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (NAP)
Farm to preschool works to connect early child care and education settings to local food producers with the objectives of serving locally-grown, healthy foods to young children, providing related nutrition education, and improving child nutrition.