Programs in Central Coast Counties

Alisal Union School District

Located in Salinas, California, the town known as the “Salad Bowl of the World” it is only fitting that Alisal Union School District would have a true commitment to nutrition in the cafeteria and in the classroom. Under the leadership of the D... more >>

Communitiy Alliance with Famlily Farmers

Since 2001, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) has been conducting Farm to School programs in California. A statewide, farmer-member organization, CAFF has worked in dozens of school districts from L.A. to Humboldt, running farm education prog... more >>

Hickman Community Charter District

The Hickman Community Charter District in Hickman, California serves 1100 students in 3 schools. At Hickman Middle School, fresh fruits purchased from Ripple Riley Thomas (a distributor) are served in the cafeteria. The most commonly purchased items are n... more >>

Inner City Kitchen

My name is Crystal Blanchette, Chef and Founder of Inner City Kitchen in Los Angeles County California. Currently with the collaboration of the Los Angeles inner city YMCA (Inglewood, Crenshaw, Palmdale, Lancaster) Farm to School, Boys and Girls Club, an... more >>

Monterey County Farm to School Partnership

The Monterey County Farm to School Partnership is working to improve school lunches by promoting fresh produce sourced from local growers and by working with schools to implement healthy school food policies. The program supporting school garden- based ed... more >>

Pajaro Valley Unified School District

BACK to list of CA projectsPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictFour schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District work with Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) on a farm to school program. Alianza Bilingual Immersion Charter School... more >>

St Helena Unifed

We are using produce grown on our campus when possible in our school meals program. We are buying fresh produce from Walker Apple Ranch, River Dog Farms and other local growers when possible. more >>

UCSC Farm-to-College Project

The College Food Systems initiative at UC Santa Cruz links the Center For Agroecology and Sustainable Food System (CASFS) farm on the UCSC campus with other local organic farms and with UCSC campus organizations to bring organic produce to the campus dini... more >>