Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings. Students gain access to healthy, local foods as well as education opportunities such as school gardens, cooking lessons and farm field trips.
Join the Alaska Farm to School Listserv Today!The success of farm to school programs nationwide is dependent on the flexibility of the program to meet the diverse needs of the geography, community, and culture within a given state. Places with such extreme climatic and geographic conditions like Alaska need to be especially creative and resourceful while promoting Alaska's unique agricultural bounty.
The National Farm to School Network is an information, advocacy and networking hub for communities working to bring local food sourcing, and food and agriculture education into school systems and early care and education environments.
The Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS) helps child nutrition program operators incorporate local foods in the National School Lunch Program and its associated programs, as well as the Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program.
The Farm to School (FTS) program is designed to offer expertise and support to all areas of the state to pursue farm to school activities and interests. The prevailing program goal is having product produced and/or harvested in Alaska available in the school food environment. We hope that through a variety of outreach efforts, we will increase the procurement and use of food grown in the state by public schools.
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Recipient Agency |
Site |
Awarded Amount |
| Alaska Pacific University | Kellogg FIELD School | $4,000.00 |
| Anchorage School District |
Girdwood PreK-8th |
$8,000.00 |
| Bering Straight School District | Tukurngailnugaq School | $2,000.00 |
| Gold Creek Development Center | Gold Creek Development Center | $3,550.00 |
| Kodiak Island Borough School District | East Elementary North Star Elementary Peterson Elementary |
$7,728.00 |
| Lake and Peninsula School District | Newhalen School | $4,000.00 |
| Sitka City School District | Pacific High School | $3,992.00 |
| Southeast Island School District | Kasaan School | $2,500.00 |
| Southwest Region School District |
Chief Ivan Blunka School |
$8,000.00 |