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Incorporating Locally Grown Products in School Meals: Resources
Incorporating Locally Grown Products in School Meals: Resources
- Produce Safety (Institute of Child Nutrition)
USDA produce safety resources that describe best practices for receiving, storing, handling, and purchasing fresh and fresh-cut produce through fact sheets and videos are available on the Institute of Child Nutrition website.
- Procurement Geographic Preference Q&As (USDA's Farm to School Team)
The Geographic Preference Option allows schools and other providers to give preference to unprocessed locally grown and locally raised agricultural products when buying food for their programs. During visits to school districts around the country that were involved in Farm to School activities, USDA’s Farm to School Team found many officials who wanted clarification about how they could purchase food for their schools from local farms. USDA has issued this memo in response.
- Checklist for Retail Purchasing of Local Produce (Iowa State Cooperative Extension)
This checklist includes questions foodservice providers should ask of farmers when purchasing local produce.
- Vermont Farm to School: A Guide for Using Local Foods in Schools (Vermont FEED)
Included in this manual are steps for starting local purchasing, success stories about Farm to School relationships, and seasonal recipes and menu ideas.
- USDA Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs
The resources on USDA’s Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs page help Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operators know how to buy local foods.
- Pennsylvania Farm to School Network – Resources Page
The resources on this page include ideas for procuring local foods as well as agricultural education.
