A report from the Mississippi Farm to School Interagency Council on the progress of the council through December 2014.

Tupelo Public School District’s "Growing Healthy Waves" program worked with FoodCorps to educate students about food and nutrition using farm-to-school principles.

The mission of the Mississippi Food Policy Council is to advocate for food and farm policies that build healthy communities and strengthen local food systems.

MEGA is a non-profit organization founded in Shelby, MS by co-Lead of the Mississippi Farm to School Network Dorothy Grady-Scarbrough. Click here to visit the MEGA Facebook page to learn more!

Developed by the Harvard Law School Health Law and Policy Clinic and the Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project, this May 2011 report examines and benefits and methods for expanding farm-to-school programs in Mississippi.

FoodCorps — a nationwide team of AmeriCorps leaders — connects kids to real food and help them grow up healthy.

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.

A nonprofit organization, MAC serves farmers, their families and communities in increasing their livelihood security and improving quality of life.

Good Food for Oxford Schools (GFOS) is an initiative of the Oxford School District in Oxford, Miss., aimed at improving cafeteria menus and simultaneously educating students and their families.

The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi is has been working with farm-to-school initiatives for years to assist local farmers with the processes of selling fresh, nutritious, local foods to schools and school districts.

Life Lab cultivates children's love of learning, healthy food and nature through garden-based education. It is a great resource to find a school garden curriculum.

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. 

The Delta Fresh Foods Initiative (DFFI) is a diverse coalition of community stakeholders committed to establishing sustainable, equitable community food systems in the Mississippi Delta.

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. 

MSU’s Extension Service provides research-based information, educational programs and technology focused on the issues and needs of the people of Mississippi, enabling them to make informed decisions about their economic, social and cultural well-being.

This guide provides information to local food growers about how to sell their produce to schools in the state.

 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.