Articles

• “A New Agenda for School Food”, Jane Poppendieck
• “From Farm to School: Improving Small Farm Viability and School Meals.”
• “Fresh, Healthy, and Safe Food: Best Practices for Using Produce from School Gardens”
• “Parenting and Food – Eat Your Peas. Or Don’t. Whatever”, Frank Bruni, NY Times.com
• “Radical in the Lunch Line: Baltimore’s Geraci Grows a Hands-On Program“, Washington Post

Research

• 2011 New Jersey Farm to School Survey Report
• “Impact of Garden-Based Youth Nutrition Intervention Programs: A Review”
• National School Lunch Program Reimbursement Rates 2009-2010
• Review of Farm to School Evaluation Literature

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 School Gardens

• Princeton School Garden Cooperative Guide to School Gardens
• Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms, Center for Ecoliteracy
• Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden
• Rethinking Curriculum: Center for Ecoliteracy
• American Horticultural Society: Gardening Connections and Links

Food Service

• The Leopold Center-Calculating Food Miles
• USDA Guidance for School Food Authorities: Developing a School Food Safety Program Based on the Process Approach to HACCP Principles  
• USDA Guidance for School Food Authorities: Contracting with Food Service Management Companies
• Improving School Food Standards: The Positive Impact on Revenue
• Minnesota Toolkit for Food Service EXCELLENT RESOURCE TO MODEL

Food Policy

• NJ Wellness Policy Rules
• NJ Model School Nutrition Policy Resources
• Aligning Food Systems Policy to Address Public Health
• A New Health Care Prevention Agenda: Sustainable Food Procurement and Agricultural Policy
• Understanding Government Payments and Commodities
• Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
• School Food: Opportunities for Improvement