U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods are foods purchased from American farmers, dairies, ranchers, and fisheries to support Federal nutrition assistance programs and American agriculture.
USDA Foods from Farm to Plate e-letters feature resources, news, and best practices, rotating our monthly focus between a trio of program-specific e-letters.
This page offers resources to help state agencies, school food authorities, and their partners, prepare for and complete the Farm to School Census.
Find resources to implement, sustain and maintain your farm to school program.
USDA support for school meals in fiscal years 2021-2024.
The Dirt is the Patrick Leahy Farm to School program monthly e-newsletter with updates, webinar info, relevant news, and field notes.
The USDA Foods Toolkit is a collection of valuable resources to assist child nutrition professionals in effectively using their USDA Food entitlement and to help them educate students, staff, and the community about the healthy contributions that USDA Foods provide to their meal programs.
2023 Farm to School Census awareness resources for state agencies.
2023 Farm to School Census logo and stickers.
This page provides information on the items available through TEFAP that may be acceptable to kosher-observant communities.