Getting Started in Schools (Food Hubs)

This flow chart provides food hubs with some of the most important preliminary questions to ask as you get started in the farm to school space. With links to documents to provide information on any missing knowledge gaps that you identify, this resource will lead you from contacting your local school district through to completing your first sale.

If you are interested in learning more about Food Hubs around the country, we highly recommend The National Food Hub Survey Data Dashboard.

If are looking to better understand the research and economics behind Farm to School and Local Food Economies – check out these websites:

• The Economics of Local Food 
• Understanding the Impacts of Farm to School 
• Colorado State University – Food Systems Institute
• Selling Local Foods to Schools  
• Local Meat in Schools