A local food distribution center built in Durango High School this summer will serve as a food hub for seven area school districts for the 2016-17 school year and beyond, thanks to Durango School ...

When Farm to School programming works as designed, kids fill their plates with fresh, nutritious food, and local farm economies get a major boost, creating a more resilient regional food supply chain.

On Saturday, June 8, chefs, farmers and community members will gather at Encinitas’ Farm Lab for its first “Green Feast.” It’s to be a celebratory meal to raise funds for this unique ...

The Farm-to-School movement is out to revolutionize the humble school lunch with food grown on local farms. But the path from cropland to cafeteria is full of complicated twists and turns. A new ...

The National Farm to School Lunch Program allows the Northwest Indiana Food Council to provide 2 million pounds of fresh foods to 134 schools. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

Nationally, the focus on farm to school really grew after 2005, said Vanessa Zajfen, Ocean View's food nutrition services director. Her district was an early adopter.

School farming programs are getting a boost from the Department of Ag. and Markets: $1.5 million. It’s all to plant the knowledge of agriculture in kids K through 12.

W hat do locally grown apples, visiting pumpkin patches and starting a school garden have in common? They’re all ways to participate in Indiana Grown for Schools, a statewide initiative that supports ...

Food producers who have participated in California’s state-funded “Farm to School” grant program are benefiting from significant growth in their business revenues, a new progress report has ...

Farm-to-School is an operation where local beef farms supply beef to the schools in the county. The farms participating in this program in Pulaski County are Mountain View Farms of Dublin, Kegley ...