Visit the Mississippi State Department of Health website for resources on buying and selling local food to early childcare education programs.

This program was introduced to encourage the serving of locally-grown and locally-produced agricultural products in school meals and to recognize the substantial economic and health benefits of serving locally-grown foods. 

The National Farm to School Network brings local food sourcing education into schools. 

 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!

The mission of the Edible Schoolyard Project is to build and share a national edible education curriculum for pre-kindergarten through high school.

This checklist will help to facilitate communication between farmers and potential buyers.

This curriculum from Delta Fresh Foods is tailored to the Mississippi College Readiness Standards for 5th grade math.

Go NAPSACC works with child care providers to improve the health of young children through practices, policies and environments that instill habits supporting lifelong health and well-being.

This farm-to-school resource for early childcare programs in Mississippi, developed by Lauren Crosby, will help plan any pre-school or daycare program plan a fantastic farm to school program.

From Good Food for Oxford Schools, check out these easy and fun recipes kids can make for themselves.