farm to school

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has awarded $3,572,200 in Farm to School Purchasing grants for the 2025–2027 biennium.

USDA announced last week the expansion of the Farm to School Grant program. The Department said this move will result in invests of up to $18 million to connect locally grown food to child nutrition programs.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture's Farm to School Purchasing Grant Application is open for the 2025–2027 biennium.   WSDA said the grant provides funds for schools and early learning services to source and prepare high quality, nutritious, culturally relevant foods for their meal programs. The program emphasizes p...

Part of the USDA’s Organic Dairy Product Promotion Program works to expand access of organic dairy products within schools and youth programs across the county.   “It provides $15 million to expand access to organic dairy products," said the USDA’s Jenny Moffitt.  "We were excited to ...

This week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the Farm to School Producer Equipment and Infrastructure Grants.  The F2S EI Grant is the first state-funded grant program to help producers and processors overcome financial barriers to entering or expanding into the school marketplace.  In addi...

Whether large or small, communities across Oregon are celebrating October as Farm To School Month.  And organizers say the month serves as an opportunity to teach about how local foods can create powerful connections.  The month-long event is highlighted by the annual crunch event on October 17th, where students will crunch away on apples, carrots or other crunchy produce grown in Oregon.   “We ha

October is Farm to School Month and many Oregon schools will be taking part.  One goal of the Farm to School program is to get locally grown and caught food to kids in schools.   "Basically, the program works by helping connect producers and ranchers and processors to schools across the state to help them get their products into schools," said Amy Gilroy with the Oregon Department of Agr

Farmers have a big impact on child nutrition across the country.  October is National Farm to School Month, and Diane Pratt-Heavner with the School Nutrition Association says farmers have played a big part in nutritious school meals for a long time.   “...

Locally grown food will take center stage at cafeterias across the Evergreen state Wednesday as Taste Washington Day returns.  According to the Washington state Department of Agriculture, the annual celebration of farm to school connections is a chance to enjoy and learn about the bounty and diversity of healthy and delicious Washington grown foods.   ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is investing more than $3.5 million to get locally grown food on lunch trays across the state this school year.  WSDA recently notified 83 school districts and childcare centers letting them know that they can use the money to make farm food purchases during the current school year.  WSDA Fa...