For Current MDA
Farm to School and Early Care Grantees

FY2023 Farm to School Grant Refresh Webinar

This webinar provides a refresher of eligible items, ways to make local food purchases, and more.


Fiscal Year 2024 Grantee Kickoff Call

This webinar covers key grant details, including allowable purchases, procurement specifics, and others for Fiscal Year 2024 MDA AGRI Farm to School and Early Care grantees.

If you prefer written information, please see the copy of the slides and the questions and answers from the webinar linked below the video.

Farm to School Grant Connections - Selling to Schools

This webinar covered key considerations for farmers, food hubs, and other producers for selling to schools.

Buying Local Produce Webinar

Celebrating your work!

IATP’s photo release form 

Be sure to highlight and document the successes of your school’s Farm to School programming!  
You can receive free posters, marketing materials, etc. to highlight MN grown items!
Look for opportunities to highlight on social media or in school newsletters. 

TechniCal support

Register for our monthly Farm to School & Early Care Office Hours, happening the second Wednesday of each month, 2:30-3:30 PM Central.   

This is a great place to come to get answers to your Farm to School questions!  

  • What: Join members from the Minnesota Farm to School Leadership Team and other farm to school and early care stakeholders each month to discuss and find answers to your questions related to local foods and making farm to school and early care a success in your community.

  • Who: Anyone with questions related to farm to school and farm to early care. All are welcome – farmers, school nutrition professionals, early care providers, parents, teachers, distributors, gardeners, local public health professionals, extension educators, and any other farm to school and early care advocates

  • When: The second Wednesday of the month from 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. If these times don’t work for you, you can submit your questions here.

  • Register: Join us online via Zoom. Register once and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining each monthly meeting.