Put Local On Your Tray Program

The program team works closely with state agencies and non-profit partners to help schools source, serve, and celebrate locally grown food. This program helps school food directors find and connect with local farmers, provide recipes and ideas for serving local food in the cafeteria, and offer fun and exciting educational materials to help promote farm-to-school within the school community. There is a focus on strategies to increase local food procurement, building farmer and school food director business relationships, and creating high-quality promotional materials.

Community partners

CT Farm to School Collaborative, FoodCorps, CT Dept. of Agriculture, CT Dept. of Education, CT Dept. of Public Health, New England Dairy

Funding agency

USDA-FNS, USDA-AMS, CT Dept. of Education, CT Dept. of Agriculture

Scope

In-State

Keywords

local food, school cafeteria, food director, local farmer, farm-to-institution, farm-to-school, early childcare