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Virginia Farm to School Resource Guide: Helping Connect Virginia Foods to Virginia Schools

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AEE-77NP (ALCE-181NP)

Authors as Published

Authored by Matthew Benson, Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Virginia Tech; Kim Niewolny, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Virginia Tech (first published August 2013, last reviewed February 2024)


This publication is available in PDF format only.

This Virginia Farm to School Resource Guide is designed to help cultivate connections between the many diverse stakeholders that support the Virginia Farm to School Program. This guide is intended to help facilitate locally and regionally-grown Virginia foods to school cafeterias and school-based meal programs. It contains research-based information, resources, and advice that can help start or expand a Farm to School initiative in your community.

Farm to School programs locally and nationally come in many different shapes and sizes that are ultimately unique to the communities that develop them. Stakeholders that may find this guide helpful include: Virginia school nutrition directors, farmers, food distributors, Virginia Cooperative Extension professionals, and other school-based and agriculture-based educators and service providers interested in Farm to School programs..


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Publication Date

February 2, 2024