Local Food for Schools
Through the USDA Local Food for Schools (LFS) Cooperative Agreement, OSPI purchased 23 unprocessed and minimally processed foods from local producers and made them available at no cost to Washington schools in the 2023-24 School Year.
Washington LEAs operating the National School Lunch Program and participating in the USDA Foods program can order LFS foods once per month during the regular order period and during the surplus order window. The program helps local producers and schools by decreasing the logistical burden of Farm to School Activities.
Local Food For Schools | How Local Produce is Impacting Our Students
Join us as we learn about Rowley & Hawkins Fruit Farm and Pure Country Farms and how their locally sourced products are used in the Selah School District and across Washington State. Featuring Laurie Ozanich from Selah School District, Mark Rowley from Rowley and Hawkins, Paul Klingeman Jr. from Pure Country Farms and more!
Cooking with Julia
Follow Julia Richfield as she prepares shepherd's pie for Boistfort School District and talks about how the Local Foods for Schools project impacted her district!
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- Educational Resources
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- Fun Facts
- Meet Your Producers
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- Meet Casa Cano (LFS001, LFS003)
- Meet Lummi Island Wild (LFS020)
- Meet Cairnspring Mills (LFS025)
- Meet Front Porch (LFS002)
- Meet Montrail (LFS016)
- Meet Muckleshoot (LFS010)
- Meet NW Berry Co-op (LFS011, LFS012, LFS013, LFS014)
- Meet Olsen Farms (LFS007, LFS008, LFS009)
- Meet Pure Country (LFS015, LFS017, LFS018, LFS019)
- Meet Ramstead (LFS002, LFS026, LFS027)
- Meet Rowley & Hawkins (LFS029, LFS030, LFS031, LFS032, LFS033)
- Meet Royal Ranch (LFS028)
- Meet Sidhu Farms (LFS004, LFS005)
- Meet Silva (LFS021)
- Meet Skiyou Ranch (LFS006)
- Meet Stangel (LFS034)
- Meet The Herd (LFS002)
- Meet Timeless (LFS022, LFS023, LFS024)