Welcome to the Oklahoma Farm to School website
Learn more about how the Oklahoma Farm to School program is connecting
farmers with schools to provide healthy, local food for our students.
Farm to Early Care and Education Resources
Farm to early care and education (Farm to ECE) offers increased access to the same three core elements of local food sourcing, school gardens and food and agriculture education to enhance the quality of the educational experience in all types of ECE settings (e.g., preschools, child care centers, family child care homes, Head Start/Early Head Start, programs in K – 12 school districts). Farm to ECE offers benefits that parallel the goals and priorities of the early care and education community including emphasis on experiential learning opportunities, parent and community engagement and life-long health and wellness for children, families and caregivers.
Farm to Early Care and Education Resources
Featured Resources
Resources available for classrooms, cafeterias and families
These free educational resources were created for classrooms, cafeterias and families to promote Oklahoma-grown vegetables and fruits offered during meals. The free online resources for cafeterias include posters and recipes promoting a variety of locally-grown specialty crops such as tomatoes, berries, watermelon, squash, asparagus, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, peaches, sweet potatoes, broccoli and radishes.
Training
Bringing the Farm to School
Producer Training Registration
April 11, 2023 • 9am – 3:30pm
A one-day training put on by Arkansas Department of Agriculture Farm to School and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Farm to School with the help of other collaborators to introduce producers to selling to schools and help them develop an action plan to take back and use on their operation.
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Fresh, Healthy, Locally Grown Food for Good Health
Farm to School brings Oklahoma grown food into school cafeterias giving students the opportunity to taste farm fresh foods and learn how their food is grown. It inspires farmers to sell their products to schools and encourages schools to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other healthy, local products from Oklahoma farmers.
Overview of Oklahoma Farm to School
Farm-to-school efforts are taking place in over 2035 school districts in at least 39 states, including Oklahoma. Learn more about the program and how it is improving the health of school children and helping our local farmers
See Participating Schools
Oklahoma has over 98 school districts that participate in the Farm to School program. Find out which school are on board for this project.