Utah (UT)

Explore information on farm to school participation by Utah (UT) 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 Utah.

State Profile for Utah

Total School Food Authorities (SFAs)

133

Total Schools

1,048

Total Students

713,645

Farm to School Participation

82% (109)

of SFAs participating in SY 2022-23

Key Census Findings for Utah

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

Length of farm to school participation by SFAs in Utah

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

	Percent of F2S SFAs	Number of F2S SFAs
Less than 3 years	51.4%	56
3-5 years	22%	24
6-10 years	14.7%	16
More than 10 years	11.9%	13

Farm to school participation in Utah

Farm to school is growing in Utah! 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 do farm to school.

Utah 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 Utah 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 Utah are leveraging local foods.

	Percent of SFAs	Number of SFAs
Use local foods in NSLP	66.9%	89
Use local foods in SBP	58.6%	78
Use local foods in the FFVP	17.3%	23
Use local foods in CACFP	1.5%	2
Use local foods in CACFP At-Risk	0.8%	1
Use local foods in SFSP/SSO	21.8%	29

Utah SFAs providing food, nutrition, or agricultural education

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

Utah 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 Utah

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

	Percent of SFAs	Number of SFAs
Hold taste tests & cooking demos	12.8%	17
Use USDA Team Nutrition materials	4.5%	6
Hold student field trips to farms	23.3%	31
Have farmers visit	4.5%	6

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	42.9%	57
Serve local vegetables at least weekly	37.6%	50
Serve local milk at least weekly	49.6%	66
Serve other local dairy at least weekly	22.6%	30
Serve local protein at least weekly	8.3%	11
Serve local grains at least weekly	22.6%	30

Utah (UT)

State Profile for Utah

Key Census Findings for Utah