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Illinois Great Apple Crunch will be back in October 2025!

Illinois Great Apple Crunch will be back in October 2025!

The Great Apple Crunch connects children and families (at home and at school) with local farmers and fresh, local apples. REGISTRATION OPEND AUGUST 11, 2025.

Illinois Harvest of the Month

Illinois Harvest of the Month

Request a password for Illinois Harvest of the Month to utilize this free program at your site!

Education and Training; Next Gen Bootcamps are coming!

Education and Training; Next Gen Bootcamps are coming!

Whether it is a virtual webinar, or access to our vast online resources, there are many ways to learn about how easy it is to connect Farm to School to your site!

Education & Training

Illinois Farm to School Toolkit

Illinois Farm to School Toolkit

Looking for resources on school gardening, nutrition education, local food sourcing, or selling local food to schools? Check out our toolkit!

Access the Toolkit

Farm to Early Care Resources

Farm to Early Care Resources

Are you a childcare center, Head Start, or preschool interested in incorporating gardening and healthy eating activities into your programming? Do you want to start sourcing local foods? Check out our new Farm to Early Care Toolkit pages!

Farm to ECE Toolkit

Farm to School at Home and in Your Community!

Farm to School at Home and in Your Community!

NEW! Farm to School resources and tools for home and community use. Connect the dots across your community with edible gardens, fresh food education, cooking, and preserving tips for use at home, in local pantries and across your community!

Community Toolkit

Illinois Stories; Now More Than Ever Podcasts

Illinois Stories; Now More Than Ever Podcasts

Now More Than Ever is about the critical importance of strengthening community connections to fresh, healthy food and local food producers. Now, more than ever, the Farm to School network is a key force in aiding the transition to a safe and just school environment as it enhances local food procurement, food and nutrition education, and edible gardens.

Farm to School

Read more on why and how communities are connecting to local food and farms.

Membership

Become a member of the Illinois Farm to School Network. It's free to join!

Fresh Bites

Check out the latest buzz from the Illinois Farm to School Network's blog.

Donate

Do you value the Illinois Farm to School Network's support? Give today!

Welcome to the Illinois Farm to School Network

The Illinois Farm to School Network is comprised of teachers, early care providers, food service staff, farmers, and many others who are working to change food purchasing and education practices in their communities.

Our network provides training, connects partners, and shares resources about all aspects of farm to school — local food sourcing, food & nutrition education, and on-site gardening.

Our free programs provide feeding, garden and education sites with a platform on which they can share local and garden foods, food education and celebration of healthy, local food.