Farm to School

FamilyFarmed.org has partnered with the Chicago Public Schools to develop their local food procurement program. During our partnership, their foodservice provider Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality has purchased over $3 million in fruits and vegetables from local farmers in the FamilyFarmed.org network. This innovative program includes a preference for farms using Integrated Pest Management techniques and produce grown without the use of organophosphate pesticides. FamilyFarmed.org looks forward to strengthening and expanding this win-win program to additional schools and colleges.