Farm-to-preschool programs take many forms. These tips from Ecotrust will help get you started.

This step-by-step purchasing guide aims to help school foodservice directors in Mississippi start to purchase locally grown foods to be served in school meals.

The Farm-to-School Calendar showcases the yearly timeline in which it takes to grow the food and how it ends up on the table in schools. This resource provides information on the best time of year to connect with a school or a farmer. 

 Essentially, this relationship is all about communication. Anything you feel important for the farmer to know about your school/district, or that you want to know about the farmer/farm, just ask!

Dietetic Interns have cited numerous benefits of participation in farm-to-school programs, including: unique rotation placement for supervised practice hours, civic engagement, opportunities to be a leader among their peers and in the community, and meaningful application of didactic knowledge to nutrition education and food service management projects.