New Jersey is a state where the distance between a real farm and a school is never more than a few hours away. As New Jersey farmers and school districts start to collaborate more to connect supply and demand, distribution and sourcing for school lunch programs is shifting to allow for local distribution outside the usual institutional vendor/buyer relationship.

Resources 

• Community Alliance with Family Farmers: Farm to School Guide for Food Service
• Community Food Security Coalition: Farm to School Procurement Information Package
• USDA
• Chefs in the Cafeteria 
• Food and Nutrition Service Commodity Program
• Procurement Policy Q&A's  
•  Sourcing Locally
• Food Research and Action Center: Commodity Foods and the Nutritional Quality of the National School Lunch Program
• Minnesota Farm to School Toolkit for Food Service Recipe Listing
• Procuring, Purchasing and Using Local Foods 

Templates

• Food service contract language (coming soon...)