Homegrown Statistics

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Farm to School programs

Farm to School programs, which connect schools with local farms, are becoming more popular. The movement enables education institutions to support area farmers by acquiring healthful, locally grown food that can be served to students in school cafeterias.

40	States with operational farm-to-school programs
2,051	Farm-to-school programs in the United States
8,776	Number of schools involved in farm-to-school programs
2,039	Number of school districts involved in farm-to-school programs
30 million	Estimated number of students who eat a school lunch 5 days a week

Source: National Farm to School Program

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