Mansfield School District Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The Mansfield School District serves 880 students on three campuses. The District is committed to the overall health and wellbeing of our students and seeks to establish a farm to school program that will complement other district initiatives. This planning grant will allow the district to form partnerships with local farmers and producers in order to increase procurement of locally sourced foods for the nutrition program. The District will also educate students, parents, and stakeholders about the farm to table connections and the importance of consuming fresh foods. The overall objectives of the program are to increase the availability of locally sourced foods to students, provide nutritionally based educational opportunities, and to design a farm to school implementation plan that aligns with district, state, and national guidelines.