Resources

Farm to School – Resources

Start with Maryland Farm to School to get your program off the ground.

Order Maryland Farm to School Promotional Materials.

General FSNE Farm to School information

Tips for Planning a Farm to School Program

Connect with a Local Farmer

Help kids make the connection to where their food comes from by inviting a farmer to your site, planning a field trip to a farm, or visit a farmers’ market. To get started, visit The Maryland’s Best website to locate a local farm and farmer. If you would like to plan a field trip to a farmers’ market, visit Maryland’s Farmers’ Market Association to locate a market.

Plan a visit to your site with a farmer, use this FSNE Invite a Farmer to the Classroom.
Use this Farmers Market Field Trip guide to plan and pay for a farm field trip.
Try this Farmers’ Market Scavenger Hunt.

FSNE Farm to School

Celebrate Locally Grown Through Farm to School!
- English
- Spanish
Gardening Activity Handouts

Growing Healthy Habits

Multi-sensory Taste Testing Worksheet
Fruit and Vegetable Picture Cards
ReFresh
Fruits and Vegetables in Season Chart
Apple Tasting (October Lesson)
Pumpkin Parfait Tasting (November Lesson)

Read For Health

Garden in a Glove Instructions

Dig In

Market to Mealtime

Funding Programs

Web Resources

Other Resources

Books:

Before we Eat: From Farm to Table by Pat Brisson
Max Goes to the Farmers’ Market by Adria Klein
Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres
Seed, Soil, Sun by Cris Peterson
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds by jean Richards
In the Garden with Dr. Carver by Susan Grigsby
What’s in the Garden by Marianne Berkes
First Peas to the Table by Susan Grigsby
Our School Garden by Rick Swann
How Did that Get in My Lunchbox by Chris Butterworth

Farm Field Trips is another great tool for planning a farm field trip for any age-group

Farm to Preschool Grants

Resources for Farm to Out of School

Farm to School Activities for Out of School Sites