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In addition to the monthly featured items, ingredients in school meals are locally sourced whenever possible!

Click on each produce item below to learn more about where your food is grown!

2022 AUGUST'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Watermelon 2022 SEPTEMBER'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Apples 2022 OCTOBER'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Butternut Squash 2022 NOVEMBER'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Kale 2022 DECEMBER'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Oranges 2023 JANUARY'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Tomatoes 2023 FEBRUARY'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Radishes 2023 MARCH'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Green Beans 2023 APRIL'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Blueberries 2023 MAY'S FARM FRESH HARVEST: Strawberries

Fulton County School Nutrition Farm To School

The Fulton County School Nutrition Program has participated in the National Farm to School Initiative since 2011, offering all students access to locally and regionally grown fresh produce!

Each month, the School Nutrition Program works closely with a contracted produce distributor to find local or regional farmers to supply farm fresh fruits or vegetables to all school cafeterias! Since the beginning of the initiative, students have had access to farm fresh collard greens, cabbage, celery, kale, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash, apples, oranges, watermelon, strawberries, and more!

Because the local and regionally grown produce is cultivated close to home it helps support our local farming economy, and takes less fuel to get to our cafeterias! Not only is the farm fresh produce good for the environment, but also great for our bodies! Check out your school cafeteria today to find out what is being served farm fresh!

Fulton County Schools was recognized with the Golden Radish Award, a prestigious state-wide farm to school distinction which acknowledges the outstanding leadership of school representatives building comprehensive farm to school programs.

Fulton County School Nutrition Golden Radish Award

Pictured left to right Richard Woods, State Superintendent, Kathleen E. Toomey, GA Dept. of Public Health Commissioner and State Health Officer, Michael J. Martin, UGA Director of Extension County Operations, Alyssia Wright, Executive Director School Nutrition, Amy Jacobs, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Commissioner, and Joe Reynolds, Georgia Organics Board President at the 2019 Golden Radish Award Ceremony.

2019 Golden Radish Award PLATINUM level Recognition by GA Dept of Agriculture

2018 Golden Radish Award PLATINUM level Recognition by GA Dept of Agriculture

2017 Golden Radish Award PLATINUM level Recognition by GA Dept of Agriculture

2016 Golden Radish Award GOLD level Recognition by GA Dept of Agriculture

2015 Golden Radish Award SILVER level Recognition by GA Dept of Agriculture

2014 Golden Radish Award SILVER level Recognition by GA Dept of Agriculture

Fulton County School Nutrition Georgia Grown Test Kitchen

In the Spring of 2014, Fulton County School Nutrition Program's Alpharetta High School's kitchen was selected to be a Georgia Grown Test Kitchen by the Georgia Department of Agriculture! In School Year 2014-2015, the Alpharetta High School kitchen tested recipes using Georgia grown ingredients for students to taste test!

School Year 2020-2021	Featured Local Item Served	Farm
August	Cucumber	Southern Valley Farms - Norman Park, GA
September	Apples	Jimmy Nix&Son's - Hendersonville, NC
October	Squash	Southern Valley Farms - Norman Park, GA Fresh Start Produce Sales - Norman Park, GA
November	Oranges	Indian River Exchange - Vero Beach, FL John Stevens Packing - Frostproof, FL Hell Bros. - Winter Garden, FL W.G. Roe & Sons - Winter Haven, FL Egan Fruit - Fellsmere, FL
December	Tomatoes & Cucumbers	Lipman Produce - Immokalee, FL Flavor 1st - Mills River, NC Dewitt Farms- Morven, GA
January	Kale	Baker Family Farms - Norman Park, GA
February	Hybro Bibb Lettuce	StoneCreek Hydroponics-Hartwell, GA
March	Grapefruit	Indian River Exchange - Vero Beach, FL Heller Bros. - Winter Garden, FL
April	Strawberries	Hinton Farms - Dover, FL Goodson Farms - Plant City, FL
May	Tomatoes & Cucumbers	Divine Tomatoes - Immokalee, FL Estrada & Sons - Ona, FL Sunripe Certified - Parrish, FL Goodson Farms - Wimauma, FL Voyage Farms - Parrish, FL Southern Valley Farms- Norman Park, GA

School Year 2021-2022	Featured Local Item Served	Farm
August	Watermelon	L&M Farms - Johnston County, NC Ham Farms - Snow Hill, NC
September	Apples	Jimmy Nix&Sons' - Hendersonville, NC
October	Okra	Dunagan Family Farms - Homestead, FL
November	Tomatoes & Cucumbers	Flavor 1st - Mills River, NC Estrada & Sons - Ona, FL Sunripe Certified - Parrish, FL Southern Valley Farms - Norman Park, GA
December	Kale	Baker Famiyl Farms - Norman Park, GA
January	Oranges	Nobale W.G. Roe & Sons - Winter Haven, FL
February	Tomatoes	Sunripe Certified - Parrish, FL
March	Carrots	Grimmway Farms - Lake Park, GA
April	Green Beans	Pero Family Farms - Delray Beach, FL
May	Blueberries	Southern Press & Packing - Blackshear, GA

Students are more likely to try a fruit/vegetable if they helped grow it! Interested in donating locally grown produce from your school garden to your school café? Contact your local Cafeteria Manager for the Donated Produce Log and safety procedures.