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What do you need today?

Are you ready to sell food to schools?

Yes!

If you have sold wholesale before and have strong food safety protocols in place, you may be ready to sell to schools.

Scroll down for more information.

Not Quite Ready

If you want to sell to schools but are not sure where to start, check out our Getting Started page. 
 
And see our many other resources For Farmers: Selling to Schools.

 

Not Sure

Curious about selling to schools but not sure if it's right for you?
To determine if selling to schools is the right fit for your business, schedule a call with WSDA’s Farm to School team by emailing farmtoschool@agr.wa.gov.

 

Contacting Grantees


The following information may only be used to facilitate connections between grantees and farmers and producers in Washington to support new farm to school and local sourcing relationships. The map and contact list may not be used for any other purpose.   
  • For Grant Beneficiary Contact Information, see Contact List for Producers of 2025-2027 Farm to School Purchasing Grantees [Excel Spreadsheet] - coming soon
 

Regional Programming with Educational Service Districts (ESD)


Regional Farm to School Support is now available! Services include:

  • Connections between producers and school districts
  • Assistance with gathering information needed for school districts
  • Event planning for local food focus days or field trips

To get involved, complete this Farmer Interest Survey or contact the Regional Farm to School Coordinator in your area: 


Selling Processed Products to Grantees


WSDA is making small changes to the WA-Grown Food Verification form and requirements for the 2025-2027 grant period. Check back here for updates.  

For the 2023-2025 grant cycle, WSDA has changed the WA-grown requirement for processed products to encourage purchasing from small, value-added producers. Previously, processed products had to contain at least 51% WA-grown ingredients, by weight or volume, to qualify for reimbursement with grant funds. The new requirement states:

Processed or packaged foods with a primary ingredient that is 100% grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington State- where the primary ingredient is the largest ingredient by weight- the first ingredient on the ingredient list.

List Your Business on the Washington Food & Farm Finder


WSDA has partnered with Eat Local First to develop a new online wholesale directory to help make it easier for school food buyers to find local products and connect with farmers in their area.

Producers are not required to create a listing, however this platform is available to local producers for free if you would like to list your business here.
 
To create or update an existing listing, follow these steps:
  1. Login (for those who have already registered) to update your listing on the WA Food & Farm Finder Wholesale Product Finder
  2. If you have not previously registered, register your business here: https://eatlocalfirst.org/register
  3. Watch this tutorial (11 min) on how to create an optimized Wholesale Producer Listing on the WA F&FF: https://youtu.be/zxxQPkdCibI
  4. Tour The WA F&FF (3min) - General overview of the site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZKXNURYOU&t=44s
  5. For 1:1 technical support contact Jess Meyer: jessicam@sustainableconnections.org or schedule a zoom call with Jess here: https://calendly.com/jessicam-sc/30min?month=2022-10
For questions, comments and concerns about the Farm to School Purchasing Grant, contact farmtoschool@agr.wa.gov. 

For general support with your small farm or food business, see our Regional Markets homepage.

Check out Current Opportunities for Farmers and Contact the Regional Markets Team with any questions.