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Bringing the Farm to School
A Training Program for Agricultural Producers
The Bringing the Farm to School project is an initiative aimed at empowering agricultural producers in Farm to School markets. Since 2019, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), the National Farm to School Network (NFSN), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food & Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) have collaboratively developed Bringing the Farm to School resources, farm to school trainings, and fostering a national network of farm to school partners to expand farmers' readiness for farm to school markets.
Farm to School has the potential to build strong, nourished communities where kids win, communities win, and farmers win.
Bringing the Farm to School: Agricultural Producers' Toolkit
Resources for Facilitators
Bringing the Farm to School offers facilitators multiple resources that can be used to plan and implement your Local Producer Training, which uses the Agricultural Producers' Toolkit curriculum. Click below to explore these resources.
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Resources for Producers
Bringing the Farm to School offers agricultural producers a trining curriculum, skill-building activities and other resources to expand marketing efforts to schools. These are offered through Local Producer Trainings. Click below to learn more.
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Case Studies
Bringing the Farm to School includes numerous case studies (in written, video and podcast format) that highlight how farmers have applied key concepts on their own farms or business operations. Click below to explore these case studies.
Calendar of Events
Looking to connect with local farmers, school food buyers, and farm to school partners in your region? The Bringing the Farm to School project hosts networking events across the country to strengthen relationships between agricultural producers and K-12 school food programs. These events provide opportunities for farmers to learn about selling to schools, for school food buyers to discover local sourcing options, and for communities to collaborate on expanding farm to school markets.
Use this calendar to find upcoming farm to school networking events near you. Whether you're a farmer, food hub, distributor, school nutrition professional, or advocate, these gatherings will help you gain insights, build connections, and take actionable steps toward integrating more local food into school meals.
Visit regularly for updates, and join us in growing farm to school partnerships nationwide!
Have Questions?
Contact Tomas Delgado, NFSN Program Manager at tomas@farmtoschool.org or Tammy Howard, NCAT Agricultural Specialist at tammyh@ncat.org.
This project has been funded in part by federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service through an agreement with the National Center for Appropriate Technology in partnership with the National Farm to School Network. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.
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