FNS Documents & Resources

his webinar, the last in the four-part series, will help you plan for farm to school educational efforts which engage students throughout the year.

In this webinar, the third in a four-part series, we’ll hear from Jim Stone, the Executive Director of the Intertribal Buffalo Council, and Venice Mason, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who will highlight successful partnerships they have cultivated in their communities.

This webinar provides an overview of farm to summer activities, resources, and a snapshot of how regional offices and state agencies have encouraged sponsors to adopt farm to summer principles.

Hear about the different ways to incorporate school gardens into your farm to school program as well as hear how schools are successfully procuring school garden produce for their meal programs.

In this webinar, we’ll share local food safety best practices, including identifying safety measures for school gardens and school salad bars.

In this third webinar, USDA Farm to School local food procurement guru, Christina Conell, breaks down the how-tos of finding and buying local food.

During this webinar, Maggie Gosselin from USDA's Farm to School Program will discuss the different ways schools may choose to use a forward contract when purchasing local foods. We'll also hear from Megan Kemple, a practitioner in Oregon, who has successfully used forward contracts to buy local products.