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
- 2012 New Jersey School Garden Report
- 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