Farm to School Fact Sheets

The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Team offers over 20 different fact sheets on a variety of topics, ranging from school gardening to local meat.

Farm to School Grants

• Farm to School Grants

Farm to School Resources

• Office of Community Food Systems Resources
• Research Shows Farm to School Works
• Farm to Child Nutrition Programs Planning Guide
• Farm to School Grant Program

Local Food Resources

• Integrating Local Foods into Child Nutrition Programs
• Decision Tree: How Will You Bring Local Foods into the Cafeteria with Your Next Food Purchase?
• Geographic Preference: What It Is and How To Use It
• 10 Facts About Local Food in Schools
• Local Meat in Child Nutrition Programs: Increasing Opportunities for Small and Mid-Sized Livestock Ranchers and Fishers
• USDA Foods: A Resource for Buying Local
• Using DoD Fresh to Buy Local

School Gardens

• School Gardens: Using Gardens to Grow Healthy Habits in Cafeterias, Classrooms, and Communities
• Gardens in Tribal Communities

Farm to School in Tribal Communities

• Bringing Tribal Foods and Traditions into Cafeterias, Classrooms, and Gardens
• Gardens in Tribal Communities

Food Safety

• Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions
• Food Safety Information and Resources for the Farm to School Community
• Overview: Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
• Food Safety Modernization Act and the Produce Safety Rule
• Overview: HARPC and HACCP

Producers

• Selling Local Food to Schools: A Resource for Producers

Farm to Preschool

• Farm to Preschool: Local Food and Learning in Early Childcare and Education Settings

Farm to Summer

• Farm to Summer: Why Summer Meal Programs are Ripe for Local Foods and Agriculture Based Activities

State Agencies and Cooperative Extensions

• Effective Strategies State Agencies Can Use to Support Community Food Systems
• How Cooperative Extension Professionals Can Support Farm to School Programs
• Farm to Child Nutrition Programs Planning Guide

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