Slow Food USA- Slow Food in Schools
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/education/index.html
Slow Food USA believes that the solution to better health and wellness among our nation’s youth relies heavily on their ability to make conscious, informed decisions about their food: who grows it, how it is grown, how it is prepared, and with whom it is enjoyed. Slow Food in Schools works through Garden to Table Projects and our Slow Food on Campus program to create meaningful relationships between youth and food.

Cornell Cooperative Extension- Farmers Market Nutrition Education Program (FMNP)
http://nyc.cce.cornell.edu/nutrition/farmersmarket.php
FMNP’s primary goals are to promote consumption of locally-grown fruits and vegetables among low income families, seniors, and youth by offering
ways and incentives to select, purchase, and prepare fresh produce.

National Farm to School
http://www.farmtoschool.org/
Farm to School programs are popping up all over the U.S. These programs connect schools with local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime, and supporting local small farmers.

New York Farm to School
http://www.farmtoschool.org/ny/
A profile of the New York Farm to School program and those involved.

New York Farms- Farm to School
http://www.nyfarms.info/farmtoschool.html
Information about utilizing farm to school in New York State including a toolkit designed to enhance Extension educators' capacity for helping K-12 schools, colleges/universities and farmers connect with one another for the benefit of both.

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
http://www.caff.org/
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers is building a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice.

The Food Trust
http://www.thefoodtrust.org/
The Food Trust's mission is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food. Founded in 1992, the Trust works to improve the health of children and adults, promote good nutrition, increase access to nutritious foods, and advocate for better public policy.

The Center for Ecoliteracy
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to education for sustainable living.  The Center is a pioneer in providing tools, ideas, and support for combining hands-on experience in the natural world with curricular innovation in K–12 education.

FoodRoutes
http://www.foodroutes.org
FoodRoutes Network (FRN) is a national nonprofit organization that provides communications tools, technical support, networking and information resources to organizations nationwide that are working to rebuild local, community-based food systems. FRN is dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food – the seeds it grows from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry it from the fields to their tables.

United States Department of Agriculture- Education and Outreach
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=YOUTH_RESOURCES
USDA provides students, parents, and teachers with youth-geared information and resources related to agriculture, links to the National Agricultural Library.

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/
Information about farmers markets, farms, and farm products in New York State.

READING LISTS

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom - Bookshelf
http://www.cfaitc.org/Bookshelf/Bookshelf.php
Agricultural themed books for primary through adult.

Community Alliance with Family Farmers - Reading List
http://www.caff.org/programs/booklist.shtml
Farm-to-School reading list for grades K-3.

Farmers’ Museum- Harvest of History Resources
http://www.harvestofhistory.org/resources.html
Book and web resources about agriculture and its history in New York.

New York Agriculture in the Classroom - Reading List- Primary Grades
http://www.nyaged.org/aitc/NYAITC_Book_List_03.html
Primary grades agricultural themes book list.

New York Agriculture in the Classroom - Reading List: Intermediate Grades
http://www.nyaged.org/aitc/NYAITC_Book_List_02.html
Intermediate grades agricultural themes book list.

New York Agriculture in the Classroom - Reading List: Middle School
http://www.nyaged.org/aitc/NYAITC_Book_List.html
Middle school agricultural themes book list.