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South Carolina Department of Agriculture Farm to School Program

The South Carolina Farm to School Program originated in 2011 as a two-year project funded from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Since the program began, it has expanded to not only include more funded schools, but also other institutions including preschools. In 2015, the umbrella organization South Carolina Farm to Institution was founded to encompass a wide variety of institutional sites beyond preschools and schools.

People For People Charter School Farm to School

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: PFPCS, an urban K-8 Local Education Agency, will develop a plan for F2S efforts to provide healthy lunches to students through integration of locally sourced products on our menu.

Norristown Farm to School Project

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The Norristown Area School District’s Farm to School Project will build on the current foundation in place that works to provide nutritious and enjoyable meals to students while creating an environment that encourages good health and wellness.

Portland Public Schools’ Fresh Start Farm to School Breakfast

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To create a replicable model for the new school breakfast program meal pattern standards that includes regionally‐sourced, student‐tested foods that are conducive to the grab and go “no mess” format of Breakfast‐After‐the‐Bell programs.

Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To expand the number of growers providing foods to the three partner schools within the Chickasaw Nation as well as to increase the variety and selection of locally‐grown foods served in the three partner schools.

Cleveland Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: We will develop a more coherent strategy and approach to Farm to School Programming by blending our food service, academics, and health/PE departments, and leverage the local farming infrastructure that surrounds the city of Cleveland.

Binghamton City School District Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To pilot a food safety education and fresh produce meal preparation training program in the Southern Tier of New York, targeting the Binghamton City School District using Broome‐Tioga school districts’ foodservice program (“Rock on Cafe").

Hudson Valley Farm to School Initiative

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To develop routine procurement of local foods and to create a culture of food systems learning and engagement for the Poughkeepsie City School District.

Rochester Farm-to-School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To improve the quality of student food services by incorporating regionally produced foods in the school meals served at all schools.

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