Farm to School Resources & Links
Fresno Metro Ministry Hunger & Nutrition Forums related to Farm to School:
April, 2005 “School Breakfast: From Farm to Classroom”
October, 2005 “Smart Food, Smart Kids - Farm to School Workshop”
Other Fresno Metro Ministry hosted resources
Department of Defense Produce Fresh Buying Program (pdf)
Tools for Promoting Local Purchasing & Farm to School Activities: Sample Wellness Policy Language for Schools (pdf)
A. Procurement – Buying and Selling Local Foods
· Linking Farms with Schools. A Guide to Understanding Farm-to-School Programs for Schools, Farmers and Organizers. By Marion Kalb, Kristen Markley and Sara Tedeschi. Community Food
Security Coalition, 2004.
A free, comprehensive web guide organized around 10 topical issue areas for transforming school lunch.
· Local Food Connections: From Farms to Schools.
Iowa State University Extension. June 2000.
Geared towards farmers and producers interested in selling to schools. Downloadable for free.
· Local Food Connections: Food Service Considerations. Iowa State University Extension. June 2002.
Geared toward food service professionals. Downloadable for free.
· Selling to Institutions: An Iowa Farmer’s Guide. By Robert Luedeman and Neil D. Hamilton. Drake University Agricultural Law Center, 2003. Downloadable for free.
· University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Useful reports available for free online. Links to a case study of the Davis Unified farm to school program and a report on farm to school marketing opportunities for family farmers.
· Buy Local Food and Farm Guidebook: A Guide for Campus Organizers. Oxfam America.
Report on incorporating local food into college dining operations, general information that is useful for the K-12 level as well. Downloadable for free.
· Community Food Security Coalition Farm to school and farm to college
case studies, links, reports, and funding ideas.
· Washington State Department of Agriculture, Small Farm and Direct Marketing
Two useful reports available online without charge.
· Farm to School: An Introduction for Food Service Professionals, Food Educators, Parents and Community Leaders. By Alison Harmon. National Farm to School Program, Center for Food and Justice, Urban and Environmental Policy Institute. 2003.
A 73 page manual for a wide-variety of audiences. Profiles initiatives around the country and places farm to school programs in the food system context. Downloadable for free.
· Bringing Local Food to Local People: A Resource Guide for Farm-to-School and Farm-to Institution Programs. By Barbara C. Bellows, Rex Dufour, and Janet Bachmann. ATTRA 2003.
Available free on the web. This resource includes profiles of programs,
potential funding sources, and an annotated bibliography.
· Expanding Local Food Systems by Marketing to Iowa Institutions.
Practical Farmers of Iowa. May 2002.
With a focus on Iowa, four different programs linking Iowa farms and
institutions are described in this free publication.
B. Curricular Resources on Gardening, Cooking, Nutrition and the Food System
· Cornell Cooperative Extension, Discovering the Food System
“An experiential learning program for young and inquiring minds”
· California Department of Education
Curricular materials for standards-based activities on gardening, nutrition, and cooking.
· The Food Project, French Fries and the Food System
Lesson plans developed and utilized by an innovative urban youth gardening program in Massachusetts.
· Wisconsin Fast Plants Program
A science education outreach program from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with activities and lesson plans utilizing a fast, indoor-grown brassica plant.
· Agriculture in the Classroom
With links to state-specific programs and resources.
C. Funding Resources
· Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Cooperative State Research Education, and Extension Service, USDA
· Sustainable Agriculture and Education Program
D. Farm to School Program Websites
· National Farm to School Program, at the
Center for Food and Justice
· Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch
· Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
· Community Food Security Coalition
· Marin Food Systems Project
· Cornell Farm to School Program
· Hartford Food System
· Rutgers University New Jersey Urban Ecology Program (NJUEP)
· Community Alliance with Family Farmers
· North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Farm to School
· Kentucky Department of Agriculture Farm to School
Courtesy of the National Farm to School Program. For more information, contact: Anupama Joshi, Center for Food and Justice, Urban and Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College.
1600 Campus Road (Mail Stop M1), Los Angeles, CA 90041.
Tel: 323 341 5095; Email: ajoshi@oxy.edu
