Are you a farmer looking to sell to schools? 
See the list of 2023 Farm to School Grantees and contact Kate.Seybold@state.mn.us for more information.


boy holding lunch tray with servers in backgroundFarm to School and Early Care Grants support Minnesota school districts and early childhood education (ECE) centers that want to buy and serve Minnesota agricultural products.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, we expect to award up to $935,000 to reimburse school districts and ECE centers for buying Minnesota grown and raised foods used in federal meal programs.

School districts and ECE centers may apply for funding for local food and equipment through one of these programs:

  • Farm to School and Early Care First Bite Grant

    • First Bite Grants are for those with little or no experience with local procurement as part of a Farm to School or Early Care program. This grant is intended to be an intentional learning process for the applicant.
    • School districts that received a First Bite or Full Tray Grant in FY 2021, 2022, or 2023 must apply for a Full Tray Grant.
    • ECE centers are eligible to apply for either First Bite or Full Tray regardless of prior MDA grant awards.
  • Farm to School and Early Care Full Tray Grant

    • Full Tray Grants are for those with some Farm to School or Early Care experience. The amount of funding the applicant is eligible for is determined using a formula based on meals served in October 2022.
    • There is a 1:1 cash match required.
  • Additional funding for equipment purchases

    • Applicants for a First Bite or Full Tray grant may also apply for a Farm to School and Early Care Equipment Grant as part of their application.
    • The equipment portion of the grant request must include a 1:1 cash match (up to $25,000) and support Farm to School and Early Care initiatives.
    • Learn more by reading the full Request for Proposal for each of the grants.

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Farm to School and Early Care office hours

The Minnesota Farm to School Leadership Team hosts a virtual office hour on the second Wednesday of each month from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Open to anyone with questions related to Farm to School and Early Care and local food purchasing.

Register to join these monthly Zoom meetings.

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2023 Farm to School Grantees

For more information about the FY 2023 grant awards, see First Bite Past Projects and Full Tray Past Projects.

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  • Adrian Public Schools (ISD 511), Adrian
  • Aitkin Public Schools (ISD 1), Aitkin
  • Alexandria Public Schools (ISD 206), Glenwood/Alexandria
  • All Saints Catholic School, Lakeville
  • Austin Public Schools (ISD 492), Austin
  • Barnesville Public School (ISD 146), Barnesville
  • Becker Public Schools (ISD 726), Becker
  • Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public (ISD 2364), Belgrade
  • Benson Public School (ISD 777), Benson
  • Bloomington Public Schools (ISD 271), Bloomington
  • Bluffview Montessori (Dist 4001), Winona
  • Brainerd Public Schools (ISD 181), Brainerd
  • Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (ISD 877), Buffalo
  • Burnsville Eagan Savage (ISD 191), Burnsville
  • Cannon Falls Public Schools (ISD 252), Cannon Falls
  • Cook County (ISD 166), Grand Marais
  • Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School, St Paul
  • Crosby-Ironton Public Schools (ISD 182), Crosby
  • Crosslake Community School (CSD 4059), Crosslake
  • Dassel Cokato Public Schools (ISD 466), Cokato
  • Deer River Public Schools (ISD 317), Deer River
  • Delano Public Schools (ISD 879), Delano
  • Detroit Lakes Schools (ISD 22), Detroit Lakes
  • Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools (ISD 2164), Dilworth
  • Duluth Public Schools (ISD 0709), Duluth
  • East Range Academy of Technology and Science, Mountain Iron
  • Eden Prairie Public Schools (ISD 272), Eden Prairie
  • Fergus Falls Public Schools (ISD 544), Fergus Falls
  • First Evangelical Lutheran School, Glencoe
  • Foley Public Schools (ISD 51), Foley
  • Fond du Lac Reservation Ojibwe School, Cloquet
  • Frazee Vergas Public Schools (ISD 23), Frazee
  • Fridley Public Schools (ISD 14), Fridley
  • Glacial Hills Elementary (CSD 4168), Starbuck
  • Granada Huntley East Chain School (ISD 2536), Granada
  • Heron Lake Okabena Public Schools (ISD 330), Okabena/Heron Lake
  • Hibbing Public Schools (ISD 701), Hibbing
  • Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools (ISD 2165), Hinckley
  • Holy Rosary School, Detroit Lakes
  • Holy Trinity Catholic School, Pierz
  • Holy Trinity Catholic School, South Saint Paul
  • Hopkins Public Schools (ISD 270), Hopkins
  • Hutchinson Public Schools (ISD 423), Hutchinson
  • Immanuel Lutheran School, Gaylord
  • Intermediate District 287, Plymouth
  • Jordan Public Schools (ISD 717), Jordan
  • Lake City Schools (ISD 813), Lake City
  • Lake of the Woods (ISD 390), Baudette
  • Lake Superior School District (ISD 381), Two Harbors
  • Lanesboro Public Schools (ISD 229), Lanesboro
  • Litchfield Public Schools (ISD 465), Litchfield
  • Mankato Area Public Schools (ISD 77), Mankato
  • McGregor Public School (ISD 4), McGregor
  • Mesabi East Schools (ISD 2711), Aurora
  • Minneapolis Public Schools (Special School Dist No. 1), Minneapolis
  • Minnewaska Area Schools (ISD 2149), Glenwood
  • Moorhead Area Public Schools (ISD 152), Moorhead
  • Morris Area Public Schools (ISD 2769), Morris
  • Mountain Lake Christian School,               Mountain Lake
  • Nativity of Our Lord School, St. Paul
  • Nett Lake Public Schools (ISD 707), Nett Lake
  • New Millennium Academy (CSD 4143), Brooklyn Center
  • New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (ISD 2168), New Richland
  • New Ulm Area Catholic Schools, New Ulm
  • North Branch Area Public Schools (ISD 138), North Branch
  • Northland Community Schools (ISD 118), Remer
  • Northwestern MN Juvenile Center, Bemidji
  • Osseo Area Public Schools (ISD 279), Maple Grove
  • Paynesville Public Schools (ISD 741), Paynesville
  • Pelican Rapids Public Schools (ISD 548), Pelican Rapids
  • Pine City Public Schools (ISD 578), Pine City
  • Pine Island Public Schools (ISD 255), Pine Island
  • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Schools (ISD 2899), Plainview
  • Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (ISD 719), Prior Lake
  • Red Lake School District (ISD 38), Red Lake
  • Red Rock Central (ISD 2884), Lamberton
  • Richfield Public Schools (ISD 280), Richfield
  • Ridgeway Community School (CSD 4083), Houston
  • Riverway Learning Community, Winona
  • Robbinsdale Area Schools (ISD 281), New Hope
  • Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Schools (ISD 196), Rosemount
  • Roseville Public Schools (ISD 623), Roseville
  • Rush City School (ISD 139), Rush City
  • Rushford-Peterson Public Schools (ISD 239), Rushford
  • SAGE Academy (CSD 4087), Brooklyn Park
  • Saint Anthony New Brighton Schools (ISD 282), St. Anthony
  • Saint Charles Public Schools (ISD 858), Saint Charles
  • Saint Paul Public Schools (ISD 625), St. Paul
  • Salem Lutheran School, Stillwater
  • Sartell-St. Stephen Public Schools (ISD 748), Sartell
  • Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools (ISD 47), Sauk Rapids
  • Schoolcraft Learning Community (CSD 4058), Bemidji
  • Springfield Public Schools (ISD 85), Springfield
  • St Louis Park Public Schools (ISD 283), St Louis Park
  • St Peter Public Schools (ISD 508), St. Peter
  • St. Cloud Public Schools (ISD 742), Waite Park
  • St. Croix Preparatory Academy (CSD 4120), Stillwater
  • St. Michael-Albertville Schools (ISD 885), Albertville
  • St. Peter Lutheran School, St. Peter
  • St. Wenceslaus School, New Prague
  • Staples-Motley School District (ISD 2170), Staples
  • The Journey School, Saint Paul
  • United South Central Public Schools (ISD 2134), Wells
  • Vermilion Country School, Tower
  • Voyageurs Expeditionary School (CSD 4107), Bemidji
  • Wabasha-Kellogg Schools (ISD 811), Wabasha
  • Wayzata Public Schools (ISD 284), Plymouth/Wayzata
  • White Bear Lake Public Schools (ISD 624), White Bear Lake
  • Willmar Public Schools (ISD 347), Willmar
  • Willow River Public Schools (ISD 577), Willow River
  • Winona Area Public Schools (ISD 861), Winona
  • Wrenshall Public Schools (ISD 100), Wrenshall
  • Zion Lutheran Church and School, Alexandria
  • Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools (ISD 2805), Zumbrota