Programs in Gold Country Counties

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 >>

Davis Joint Unified School District

In November 20081, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) and the Davis Farm toSchool (DF2S entered into an agreement to collaboratively support the health and education of all DJUSD students. The agreement identified four major goals: 1) incre... 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 >>

Sacramento Strawberries

UC Berkeley & Sacramento UC Cooperative Extension together with a grant from the USDA NRI program are launching a series of initiatives to enhance the economic viability of Southeast Asian refugee farmers in the Sacramento and Fresno areas. The program ... 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 >>

Tulare County Farmer in the Dell

The Tulare County Office of Education Nutrition Network has implemented the "Farmer in the Dell" program, which partners local farmers, ranchers, and other agriculture professionals with the school district. Through these connections, students l... more >>

Winters Joint Unified School District

During the 2002-2003 school year, 4th and 5th grade students from Shirley Rominger Intermediate school took part in a pilot salad bar project in Winters, a town of 6,000 located in California's Central Valley. This pilot project was supported by UC Sustai... more >>