National Farm to School Network has a vision of a strong and just food system for all, and we seek deep transformation toward this vision through farm to school – the ways kids eat, grow, and learn about food in schools and early care and education settings.

Farm to school is a win for kids when they eat nourishing food in meals and snacks, participate in hands-on activities and learn about the importance of where our food comes from; a win for farmers when school market opportunities provide reliable and consistent sales and fair pay; and a win for communities when food is grown, distributed, prepared and consumed for the benefit of every community member. But to ensure all communities see the benefit of these wins, our work must be firmly centered in equity.

That’s why in 2020, we launched a new Call to Action: 100% of communities will hold power in a racially just food system. To achieve a racially just food system for all, we must dismantle the inequities that prevent those that grow and produce, aggregate and distribute, supply, sell, prepare, and consume food from holding power in our current food system.

We believe that access to nourishing food is a basic human right. We believe that what we eat should be an affirmation of our culture and our communities. We believe that if we work together to dismantle structural racism and shift power to communities that have been marginalized, exploited, and excluded, a racially just food system is possible for every community. We hope you’ll join us in this work.