Farm To School
The State Department of Education, Child Nutrition Programs and the Idaho Department of Agriculture supports Farm to School Programs in the State of Idaho. Farm to School Programs are growing in Idaho, several schools throughout the state participate in this program. These programs connect schools with local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime, and supporting local small farmers.
Example of what schools are doing with local foods.
Farm to School activities in Idaho include:
- Healthy Harvest: During the month of September schools celebrate the local food harvest by educating students about Idaho foods, nutrition, and local agriculture, and serve fresh local food in the cafeterias.
- Healthy Idaho Fundraiser: School fundraiser offering a variety of healthy food items from Idaho
- Ag in the Classroom: training teachers on Idaho foods and nutrition, providing ideas for incorporating Idaho food, nutrition and agriculture into the school day.
- Incredible Edible Idaho Monthly Poster Program: Posters provided to school cafeterias and Ag in the Classroom teachers. Each monthly poster features a different food from Idaho.
Idaho Food Pyramid
Brochures
Healthy Harvest Idea Book
Idaho Food Facts
Bulletin Board
Healthy Idaho Fundraising
Food Of The Month
Food of The Month Poster Answers
NSLP
Special Milk Program
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Summer Foods Program
Team Nutrition Grants
Healthier US Challenge
Farm To School
Power Panther
Wellness Policy
Food Distribution
State Guidance
CNP 2000
Training Resource Ctr
Nourishing News
Statistics & Finance
Celebration Ideas Booklet
Healthy Harvest Booklet