Set goals
Advertise
Don’t keep your farm to school efforts and successes secret.
Establish one or two achievable goals to get started.
Promote them in your school and community. Publicize your goals,
Some ideas include:
• Contacting other schools or districts to inquire about their farm to school activities. • Finding a farmer or distributor to connect you to local items. • Determining staff training needs. • Identifying ways to incorporate farm to school education and activities into the curriculum. • Inviting a farmer or chef into the classroom. • Planning a field trip to a farm or farmer’s market. • Identifying menu items to switch to local products. • Hosting a tasting event featuring local foods.
activities, and events on bulletin boards throughout the school, on signage in the cafeteria, and in the school newsletter and website. Feature local items on the menus and include shout-outs to local farmers when appropriate.
Taking a step in the right direction can help build your farm to school program! Contact your state agency to connect with other experts in the field. The agency can connect you with your state’s School Nutrition Association so you can learn how others are approaching farm to school programs in their school or district. USDA provides more information on building a farm to school team and goal development, and also links to a detailed planning guide in the Farm to Child Nutrition Programs Planning Guide.
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