Research and Articles

Garden Based Learning: Research that Supports Our Work — A "summary of research findings that you can cite in proposals, share with your board of directors, and use in countless other ways to support the important work that you are carrying out." - May 2007

Gardens Grow Kids’ Taste for Fruits and Veggies, Study Find - SLU Research Finds Children Eat More Produce If It’s Homegrown - April 18th, 2007

Going Local: Paths to Success for Farm to School Programs - Growing Minds featured as a case study (pg 20), National Farm to School Program publication - December 2006

Making the Farm / School Connection: Opportunities and Barriers to Greater Use of Locally-Grown Produce in Public Schools (pdf) - January 2006

More Colleges Buying from Local Farmers — Associate Press January 2005 A business article addressing the movement towards buying local food for college cafeterias.

Congress Could Put More Local Food Into Schools: Bipartisan Flavor Works in Program's Favor — Great Lakes Bulletin News Service, January 2005 Highlighting Michigan's farm to school program, this article discusses Farm to School legislation and funding.

UC SAREP Researchers Find Farm-to-School Programs Shift Students' Diets — Research supporting the fact that children will eat fruits and vegtables when given a farm fresh option. - January 2005

National Farm to School Media Coverage, 2005 — The National Farm to School website has a great collection of up to date media coverage of Farm to School programs nation wide.

If You Build It, Children Will Come to the Salad Bar — More evidence that children will eat fresh when offered the choice. - November 2004

Local Farmer Brings New Taste to Cafeteria — Published by a student newspaper in western NC, this article highlights a local farmer that is now growing food for schools.

Survey: Schools Want More Fresh Food — A success story about a Farm to School piolet program in Michigan, this article includes survey results from public school food service directors. - November 2004