FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM

2012 Soliciation for USDA Grant Ideas

Alaska Agriculture Day; Carrot Seed Tape Activity

Alaska School Garden Food Safety Guidelines

Sign up for the Alaska Farm to School Listserv!

 

The Farm to School (FTS) program is designed to offer expertise and support to all areas of the state to pursue farm to school activities and interests. The prevailing program goal is having product produced and/or harvested in Alaska available in the school food environment. We hope that through a variety of outreach efforts, we will increase the procurement and use of food grown in the state by public schools.

The success of farm to school programs nationwide is dependent on the flexibility of the program to meet the diverse needs of the geography, community, and culture within a given state. Places with such extreme climatic and geographic conditions like Alaska need to be especially creative and resourceful while promoting Alaska's unique agricultural bounty.


Contest

Looking for Local Food Heroes

2012 Local Food Hero Contest

2012 Local Food Hero Contest Paper Application

Photo Release Form

Other resources

2012 Farm To School (FTS) Grant

2012 Farm to School Mini-Grant Program Media Release

2011 Farm to School Overview

Farm To School (FTS) Challenge

Request copy of Alaska School Garden Food Safety Guidlines

Farm To School (FTS) Strategic Plan

House Bill 70

National Farm to School Network (NFSN)

Presentation archives

2012 webinar; What is the Alaska Farm to School Grant?

Slides from the 2012 Alaska School Nutrition Association Conference

Slides from the 2011 Alaska School Nutrition Association Conference

January 12, 2011 Summit Presentation

January 12, 2011 Summit Q & A

January 12, 2011 Summitt Attendee List

April 26, 2011 Summitt Strategic Plan

April 26, 2011 Guest Speaker


The FTS program in Alaska includes any activity that connects students, teachers, and the school food service with product grown and produced in Alaska. This includes, but is not limited to;

  • Increasing Alaska grown food sales to the school meal program
  • Providing information for school garden development
  • Promoting Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom curriculum/education
  • Promoting farm visits
  • Participation in programs that educate youth about the food system
  • State-wide contests promoting farm to school activities
  • Local lunch celebrations
  • Resource / marketing development
  • Supporting existing farm / fish to school efforts
  • Facilitating discussion between school food service and food producers