New York (NY)

Explore information on farm to school participation by New York (NY) school food authorities (SFAs) that responded to the Census and the schools and students they serve. Use the tools below to dig deeper into farm to school in New York.

State Profile for New York

Total School Food Authorities (SFAs)

1,027

Total Schools*

5,230

Total Students*

3,509,064

Farm to School Participation

78.6% (807)

of SFAs participating in SY 2022-23

*Total schools and total students taken from SFA reporting to FNS of schools and students participating in the National School Lunch Program.

Key Census Findings for New York

Dig in on how farm to school is being cultivated across New York.

Length of farm to school participation by SFAs in New York

Farm to school has been picking up momentum over the last 10 years. See how long SFAs in New York have been going local.

	Percent of F2S SFAs	Number of F2S SFAs
Less than 3 years	52.7%	425
3-5 years	26.5%	214
6-10 years	10.9%	88
More than 10 years	9.5%	77

Farm to school participation in New York

Farm to school is growing in New York! Local food and agricultural education activities are showing up in the cafeteria, the classroom, and the garden. Check out how many schools and students are in SFAs that responded to the Census and do farm to school.

New York SFAs serving local food

Farm to school means more fresh, local food is on the menu. Across the country, SFAs report serving higher quality foods in school meals and increased student consumption of fruits and vegetables as outcomes of engaging in farm to school.

Child Nutrition Programs in New York using local food in school year 2022-2023

Nationally, a majority of farm to school SFAs have been serving local food in school meals and snacks. See how many SFAs in New York are leveraging local foods.

	Percent of SFAs	Number of SFAs
Use local foods in NSLP	65.6%	674
Use local foods in SBP	54.5%	560
Use local foods in the FFVP	14.9%	153
Use local foods in CACFP	2.5%	26
Use local foods in CACFP At-Risk	2.5%	26
Use local foods in SFSP/SSO	21.7%	223

New York SFAs providing food, nutrition, or agricultural education

Farm to school activities include experiential learning in the classroom, in the garden, and on the farm. New York SFAs offer opportunities such as taste testing, school gardening, and farm field trips.

New York SFAs that have edible gardens

School gardens are becoming a popular outdoor extension of the classroom. Across the curriculum, school gardens can bring learning to life and produce food to serve in school meals.

Food and nutrition education in New York

Farm to school activities can include educational experiences in the classroom, the garden, and on the farm. See how SFAs in New York are bringing farm to school alive with hands-on learning.

	Percent of SFAs	Number of SFAs
Hold taste tests & cooking demos	19.4%	199
Use USDA Team Nutrition materials	4.9%	50
Hold student field trips to farms	18.1%	186
Have farmers visit	9.6%	99

Local foods served daily or weekly in meals or snacks

As farm to school has grown, so have the local options students enjoy at meal time. Many schools are serving fresh and local fruits, vegetables, dairy, proteins, or grains daily, a few times a week, or weekly. Schools meet federal nutritional standards and students get healthy, flavorful, options.

	Percent of SFAs	Number of SFAs
Serve local fruit at least weekly	56.8%	583
Serve local vegetables at least weekly	48.1%	494
Serve local milk at least weekly	60.7%	623
Serve other local dairy at least weekly	37.3%	383
Serve local protein at least weekly	16.6%	170
Serve local grains at least weekly	21.2%	218

New York (NY)

State Profile for New York

Key Census Findings for New York