Starting a Farm to School Program can seem like a daunting task. How are you going to get everyone involved? How can you make the case for a school putting resources into a new program? What are the benefits? Where do you start?
Starting big or small, you can create a Farm to School Program at your school. Below are questions to ask to get you started and information to utilize for a one-off event or for recurring events throughout the school year. Make sure to do your due diligence, gather a group of stakeholders from inside and outside the school and figure out what aspects of farm to school your school is capable of.
Create a Farm to School Team:
Farm to School Downloadable Bookmark (548K PDF)
The USDA Farm to School Planning Toolkit
The Benefits of Farm to School
Farm to School 101 Webinar Archive
Getting Started with Local Foods
Cornell University: Farm to School Outreach
Farm to School in the Northeast
Sustainable Jersey for Schools: Food and Nutrition Actions
City Green's School Grounds Department
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