Explore Census Results | USDA-FNS Farm to School Census

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SFA State

Poverty status

Farm to School Participation Status

SFA size

How long has your SFA been conducting farm to school activities?

What grades participated in farm to school activities?

FNS Program participation

Celebrated National Farm to School Month (October)?

Conducted educational edible school garden as part of a curriculum?

Conducted student field trips to farms, farmers’ markets, producers, processors?

Encouraged student selection and consumption of local foods?

Evaluated the impact of farm to school activities?

Forecasted budgetary needs for local purchases?

Generated media coverage of local foods being used in schools?

Had farmer(s) visit the cafeteria, classroom or other school-related setting?

Held taste tests/cooking demonstrations of local or garden-grown foods?

Hosted F2S related family and community events?

Hosted special local foods events in CACFP and/or SFSP?

Integrated farm to school activities into Pre-Kindergarten curriculum?

Promoted local foods at school in general?

Promoted local foods through themed or branded promotions?

Provided training to school food service staff on F2S or school gardens?

Searched for local vendors, farmers, co-ops to procure local foods?

Served local foods or did F2S activities in afterschool programs?

Served products from school-based or district-based gardens/farms in school meals?

Sourced local foods from USDA DoD Fresh?

Used cafeteria food coaches to promote the consumption of local foods?

Used local foods in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-Risk Afterschool?

Used local foods in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals?

Used local foods in Summer Program meals?

Used local foods in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)?

Used local foods in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)?

Uses USDA Team Nutrition materials as part of F2S activities?

Utilized the geographic preference option to purchase local foods?

Worked with local food producers to develop food products using local foods?

Used local foods in the School Breakfast Program (SBP)?

Serve local foods as a snack

How schools used the harvest from school gardens?

Purchased local fruit during the 2018-2019 school year?

Purchased local vegetables during the 2018-2019 school year?

Purchased local fluid milk during the 2018-2019 school year?

Purchased other local dairy during the 2018-2019 school year?

Purchased local protein during the 2018-2019 school year?

Purchased local grains, including baked goods during the 2018-2019 school year?

Top 5 local items

Frequency meals or snacks included local fruit?

Frequency meals or snacks included local vegetables?

Frequency meals or snacks included local fluid milk?

Frequency meals or snacks included other local dairy?

Frequency meals or snacks included local protein?

Frequency meals or snacks included local grains, including baked goods?

Policies in place to support F2S?