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Info for Farmers

Did you know Illinois Harvest of the Month shares information on wholesale-ready Illinois farms and processors on the Distributor page? If you would like your farm to be added to the list contact: farmtoschool@sevengenerationsahead.org for more information!

Are you a farmer or producer who would like to be a part of the Illinois Harvest of the Month? It is easy to be a part of farm to school with this great program.

There are many ways that you can go about bringing your products into schools in a given month. You can market your produce to wholesalers or you can sell directly to schools. There is a lot of information on the web about how to make this work.


Guides for Producers

IL Farm to School Producer Toolkit: IFSN Producer Guide

WI Farm to School Producers Tool Kit: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/toolkits/

Food Hub tools for producers: National Sustainable Ag Producer Guide to Food Hubs

USDA Census of Ag- Local, organic and direct census: https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.php

USDA Farm to School Fact Sheets for Producers:

fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/10-facts-about-local-food-schools

fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/selling-local-food-schools


Aggrega8 by FarmLogix

Join the online Aggrega8 platform, a FarmLogix technology that connects local farmers to school districts through their existing food distributors.  It’s free for farmers to list their products! Learn more about IL Harvest of the Month’s partnership with FarmLogix here. 


 

Participating School Districts

Harvest of the Month was shared with more than 518,964 children at 1261 feeding and garden sites in Illinois this year! Here is the map of feeding sites who are currently participating in the Illinois Harvest of the Month in the 2019-20 school year:


Are you a farmers’ market manager, food hub manager, or do you work with local producers? Share our Farmer Flyer and get in touch with our team at farmtoschool@sevengenerationsahead.org.

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