Kansas Department of Agriculture 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 Kansas Department of Agriculture will operate a pilot project in eight school districts to help to develop food procurement pathways to increase the amount of local food served through school meal programs; embed nutrition‐based education activities into the school curriculum; and provide community‐based partnerships, technical assistance, and capacity building support to the eight pilot school districts. Eight sub‐grants of $12,500 will be awarded to schools with an agriculture education program, through an application and selection committee review.