Farm to School programs have a general objective to connect schools with local agriculture for the benefit of the students and farmers. Schools can improve cafeteria meals, provide a more hands-on introduction to nutrition and natural sciences, while increasing communities' understanding of the importance of local agriculture. The websites and information listed here are considered to be potentially useful to one or more aspects of a Farm to School program.
EXISTING FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Chabot Elementary - Gardening Enrichment Program.
Berkeley Unified School District
Hayward Unified School District
Claremont Middle School
Saint Elizabeth High School
The Edible Schoolyard - In collaboration with Martin Luther King Junior Middle School.
FARM
Farmer's Markets - Search for certified farmer's markets in the county.
California Buy Fresh Buy Local - Search for local foods by county.
CAFF Growers Collaborative - Serving the Bay Area.
City Slicker Farms - Growing affordable fresh produce for West Oakland.
After-School Farmers' Markets - Oakland Elementary Schools.
Farm Fresh Choice - The Ecology Center's food justice program, addressing inequities and disparities around food and nutrition in Berkeley low-income communities of color.
East Bay Asian Youth Center - School garden programs and after school farm stands.
Sustainable Agricultural Education (SAGE) - SAGE's mission is to engage regional diverse populations with the sustainable agriculture movement and to develop urban edge agriculture as a vital urban-rural interface.
Sunol Water Temple Agricultural Park
Slow Food Berkley Convivium
Slow Food East Bay Convivium
4-H Youth Development Program
County Farm Bureau
Agricultural Commissioner
GARDEN
Master Gardener
Cooperative Extension School Gardens Program
School Gardens Resources
People's Grocery - Urban Agriculture.
Oakland Community Gardening Program
Lakeside Horticultural Center - Kitchen Garden.
UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens - garden tours and education programs.
O.B.U.G.S. - "Neighborhood Gardening For a Brighter Future", school and neighborhood garden programs.
Ecology Center - Provides information, tools, technical assistance, referrals, political strategies, and models for sustainable living.
StopWaste.org - Composting Information.
CAFETERIA & FOOD SERVICE
Seasonal Recipes
ACRE Gourmet - "Real School Lunch" Service.
Revolution Foods - Revolution Foods delivers tasty and healthy meals and nutrition education to schools and programs across the San Francisco Bay Area.
NUTRITION
EFNEP Youth Program
FSNEP
Food Security Program
Nutritional Education Training Academy - NETA's primary goal is to increase early childhood education providers' capacity to meet the health and nutrition needs of our ethnicially diverse children aged 3-5 years old.
Nutrition and Physical Activity News
Nutri-Link
Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science
5 A Day -Power Play
People's Grocery - Building a local food system that improves the health and economy of West Oakland.
Community Food Bank
California Healthy Kids Resource Center
Hall of Health - Hands-on health museum.
West Oakland Food Collaborative
Cooking Classes - City of Oakland Parks & Recreation, classes for children, teens & adults.
"Cuisine & Art" - Archway School's summer program combines food and art.
What's Cooking - Offers cooking classes for all ages and after school programs.
Compassionate Cooks - Cooking & nutrition resources.
"Battling the Obesity Epidemic in Alameda County: Can We Afford to Lose?"
OUSD Student Website - Nutrition Information & Resources.