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Farm to School programs are popping up all over the U.S. These programs connect schools with local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime, and supporting local small farmers.

Find your Regional Lead Agency

Find a Farm to School Program near you:

National Farm to School Network

This growing farm to school movement is supported by eight regional lead agencies that comprise the National Farm to School Network, which offers training and technical assistance, information services, networking, and support in policy and media and marketing activities. We are here to help you get started and to keep the programs growing.

For more information about the recently launched National Farm to School Network, click here.
To find your Regional Lead Agency, click here.

New Interactive Features

Farmtoschool.org continues to be the portal for farm to school information in the U.S, with new features including an e-newsletter, online forums to dialog on issues facing your farm to school program, and access to submit information about new programs, upcoming events, news and funding opportunities. Please send us feedback on the website and suggestions for improvement.


States with operational Programs: 40
Farm to School Programs in the U.S. (estimated)* 2,016
Farm to School Programs profiled on this site 141
Number of schools involved 8,776
Number of school districts involved 2,039
Program profiles added this month: 6
* estimated by the National Farm to School program, Center for Food & Justice, Occidental College. All other statistics based on information posted on this site.






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Maryland - Connect Locally - Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Contact: Jack Gurley, 410-549-7878
Fri, Jan 16th, 2009 - Sat, Jan 17th, 2009
Recurring yearly


Ohio - The Changing Climate of Agriculture
Contact: , 614.421.2022
Sat, Feb 21st, 2009 - Sun, Feb 22nd, 2009

National - 20th Annual
Contact: , 715-772-3153
Thu, Feb 26th, 2009 - Sat, Feb 28th, 2009

National - Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Conference
Contact: Molly Nicholie, 828-236-1282
Sat, Feb 28th, 2009 - Sat, Feb 28th, 2009

National - Going the Distance and Shortening It, from Farm to Cafeteria
Contact: Aleta Dunne, (503) 954-2970
Thu, Mar 19th, 2009 - Sat, Mar 21st, 2009

National - Food Security: From Local to Global
Contact: Society for Nutrition Education
Sat, Jul 11th, 2009 - Wed, Jul 15th, 2009

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How to fight America's obesity epidemic by Richard A. Daynard and Mark Gottlieb, The Boston Globe.
Thu, Jan 8th, 2009

Farming study aims to aid ag industry by Ingrid Stegemoeller, Tri-city Herald.
Wed, Jan 7th, 2009

Buy Local Workshops Offered for Farmers, Local Foods Supporters by , Wisconsin Ag Connection.
Wed, Jan 7th, 2009

Montana Food Efforts a Good Model for Hard Times by Rose Hayden-Smith, Huffington Post.
Tue, Jan 6th, 2009

Nourishing N.C.'s economy by Eva Clayton, The News & Observer.
Mon, Jan 5th, 2009

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Minnesota School Foodservice Survey - Farm to School
Fri, Dec 19th, 2008
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Child Nutrition Reauthorization - Background National Farm to School Network
Thu, Nov 13th, 2008
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Farms : Results from the 2008 Colorado Producer Survey Colorado Institute of Public Policy and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Farm to School Workgroup Re
Fri, Oct 10th, 2008
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