Nutrition and Civil Rights
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. The Department of Education provides a number of civil rights resources:
Food Safety
Farm to School
The Delaware Farm to School Program connects students with fresh, healthy, local food while supporting Delaware farmers and food producers. Through local food purchasing, hands-on education, and community engagement, students learn where their food comes from and how to make informed food choices while schools help grow the local economy.
- USDA Farm to Preschool: Local Food and Learning in ECE and Education Settings
- USDA Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit Featuring MyPlate
- Georgia Organics: Farm to Early Care Sourcing Strategies
- Renewing The Countryside: Pint Size Produce
- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Farm to Childcare Curriculum Package
The Delaware Farm to School Committee (a subset of the Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy) works to advance farm to school strategies and activities across the state. The committee comprises members from various sectors and includes state agencies, community partners, farmers, and child nutrition supervisors. In 2024, the Committee underwent a new strategic plan to guide and steer activities for the next 5 years.
- Strategic Plan
- Committee members
- Aimee Beam – Director, Nutrition Programs Workgroup, Delaware Department of Education
- Brittany Coleman – Education Specialist, Nutrition Programs Workgroup, Delaware Department of Education
- Kathy Jackson – Marketing Specialist, Delaware Department of Agriculture
- Colleen Carter – Supervisor, Nutrition Services, Brandywine School District
- Jazmin McKenzie – Nutrition Specialist, Smyrna School District
- Curt Fifer – Producer, Fifer Orchards
- David Marvel – Producer, Marvel Farms
- Christine Justice – Agriculture Director, Seaford Boys and Girls Club
- Molly White – Owner, Just In Time Learning Academy
- Lydia Sarson – Executive Director, Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
- Scott Schuster – Farm to School Contractor, Delaware
Use the link below to find local producers and institutions that are interested in buying or selling local foods.
*If you are a producer interested in selling your products to local schools, child care centers, or summer meal programs and would like to be included on Delaware’s Farm to School Producer/Buyer List, please contact Scott Schuster, Farm to School Coordinator at scott.schuster@doe.k12.de.us.
- USDA Selling Local Food to Schools
- Selling into Farm 2 School: A short video from the Community Alliance for Family Farmers provides a nice overview of how to sell to school districts.
Additional resources are available from the Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA.
