Milton Town 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: In August of 2011, the Milton Town School District provided its food service director with a mandate that the district needed to improve its food service program to guarantee that healthy, nutritious and locally sourced foods were used within the district whenever possible. The district’s Wellness Committee formed a farm to school subcommittee, tasked with reviewing and developing a means by which the district could implement a sustainable program that incorporated greater use of local food items. Milton stands ready to implement such a program with financial assistance through this grant. During the initial phase of this program, a farm to school coordinator will be hired to manage curriculum development and delivery methods, as well as improved access and integration of local food purchases into the district’s menus. The program will improve selection and participation in the school’s lunch program, increase options for sourcing fresh foods locally, better educate students and the community about local food sources, and support local farms in the region.