FNS Documents & Resources

Find resources to implement, sustain and maintain your farm to school program. 

This fact sheet presents effective strategies for supporting community food systems.

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.

The Farm to Child Nutrition Planning Guide directs you through questions to consider when starting or growing a farm to school, farm to child care, or farm to summer program. This planning guide should be used as a supplemental tool to the Farm to School Planning Toolkit. 

This factsheet highlights why summer meals are ripe for local foods and agriculture-based activities. 

This fact sheet discusses how farm to school isn’t just for K-12 institutions; an increasing number of early child care and education providers are engaging in farm to preschool activities.

This fact sheet explores how schools and tribes are integrating traditional foods into child nutrition programs.

This fact sheet will assist Extension professionals in getting involved with farm to school.