Oregon Farm to CNP Main Page

Oregon Farm to Child Nutrition Programs

Oregon Farm to CNP Grant

This is the STATE grant with State funds. This grant program has been operating since 2012.

The Farm to School Communications Toolkit is available!

This Toolkit is designed to help school districts communicate about their farm to school programs and how they use school gardens to engage students and promote healthy food choices.

Introduction to this Toolkit | Key Messages for School and District Leaders | Letter or Email to Students, Parents & Families

School Event Announcement | Media Advisory and Press Release | Social Media

Farm to CNP Newsletter

Check out the latest issue (December 2025) of our Oregon Farm to CNP Newsletter! These issues will be stored on our Oregon Farm to CNP in the News page.

2022-2023 Oregon School Garden Survey

Currently Oregon has 788 school gardens! That’s just over half of the schools in Oregon.

A new survey will be available soon.

Oregon Farm to School Resource People

Looking for help? Here's the Oregon Farm to School Resource People document from the Oregon Farm to School Network. Updated July 2024.

Farm to Child Nutrition Programs

Incorporating local food into school meals, farm field trips and other educational programming.

Getting Started
Promoting and Education
Purchasing
Oregon Regional Procurement Hubs
Oregon Farm to Early Care Education
Meetings & Trainings including the Oregon Farm to School & School Garden Conference, held every other year.
Resources Job Opportunities, Updates & Family Engagement Materials.
Oregon Farm to CNP in the News

For more information, contact:

Rick Sherman, Farm to CNP Analyst

Amy Lahrman, Program Analyst

Nadia Kelem, Office Specialist

General mailbox: FarmToCNP

School Gardens

Oregon Harvest for Schools Materials FREE posters, videos & educational materials.

Oregon Harvest for Schools Directory for purchasing Oregon grown and processed food!

A Unique History: Montavilla School Garden in Portland

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Note: This link will direct you to a generic looking "Oregon Department of Education email updates" sign-up page -- you will find the Farm to CNP and FFVP listserv options there.

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