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Farm to School

  • Farm to School Home
  • Basics
  • Core Elements
  • Getting Started
  • Resources

Related Sites

  • Early Care and Education
  • Healthy Eating
  • SHIP
Contact Info
Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives
health.healthyeating@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives
health.healthyeating@state.mn.us

Farm to School Resources

Information You Can Use

Getting started

  • National Farm to School Network offers information about buying, preparing and serving local foods.
  • MN Grown Directory: Find local producers who market to restaurants, schools, grocers and other wholesale accounts.
  • University of Minnesota Extension Farm to School website: Get information on Farm to School plus a variety of tools and resources.
  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture AGRI Farm to School grants: Learn about funding opportunities for Minnesota school districts that want to process and serve Minnesota-grown food.

Food safety

  • Minnesota Food Code Fact Sheets
  • Healthy Food, Safe Food - University of Minnesota Extension: A plan of action that outlines strategies to address regulatory barriers to improving access to healthy foods, while maintaining and enhancing food safety. 

General

  • Farm to School: Growing Our Future: A documentary that explores the economic advantages and remaining challenges for businesses, farms, schools and communities as we work together to improve our children’s health and education.
  • Farm to School Leadership Team infographic: Learn about the state's Farm to School Leadership Team along with data about Minnesota school participation rates and economic benefits of Farm to School.
  • Why Farm to School? An online training series, created by the University of Minnesota Extension, for food service professionals.

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Last Updated: 10/03/2022

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