- Bringing Local Food to Local People: A Resource Guide for Farm-to-School and Farm-to-Institution Programs
This resource guide, published by Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, puts the experiences of others at the fingertips of farmers, food-service planners, and educators interested in starting a farm-to-school program. Resources include information about successful programs, lists of publications to guide you in starting and managing your own program, and sources of funding and technical assistance.
- Community Food Security Coalition
A non-profit, North American organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.
- Delivering More: Scaling Up Farm to School Programs
How can farm to school programs reach more students and more schools? This booklet looks at the Community Food Security Coalition's work with four farm to school programs seeking to answer this question through strategic planning related to distribution capacity.
- Farm to School Procurement Information Package
Provides information and tools on determining whether ytour city, state, or school district can use a local purchasing preference when buying food for use in cafeterias and other meal-service programs.
- Foodlinks America Newsletter
A free bi-weekly newsletter published by California Emergency Foodlink, providing news and updates for emergency food providers and community nutrition projects.
- Fresh from the Farm: The Massachusetts Farm to School Cookbook
A cookbook written for food-service staff who are incorporating farm-fresh food into their school lunch programs. Includes 46 seasonal recipes with nutritional analysis and safety guidelines.
- Going Local: Paths to Success For Farm to School Programs
This report provides eight case studies on successful farm to school programs across the country--including New Hampshire!
- Local Food Connections: From Farms to Schools
This fact sheet discusses the ways that local farmers are connecting to Iowa schools. Fact sheets are published in cooperation with the SU Extension. (PDF: 4 pages)
- National Farm to School
The umbrella movement under which local and state initiatives are organized. Site contains information on farm to school programs across the nation, news and resources.
- Seeds of Change Healthy Fundraising Program
This website describes a seed sales fundraising programs for school gardens and Farm-to-School programs.
- Small Farms/School Meals Initiative, A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Bring Small Farms and Local Schools Together
This manual was developed for groups interested in starting a farm-to-school project. Drawing on USDA's experiences in North Carolina and Virginia, the manual outlines activities to plan, conduct and publicize a professional town hall meeting that encourages collaboration between small farmers and local school food officials.
- World Hunger Year / Food Security Learning Center: Farm to Cafeteria