Farm to School Program

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Nutrition Programs

Farm to School Program

Empowers children and their families to make informed food choices while strengthening the local economy and contributing to build vibrant communities. The Chickasaw Nation Farm to School program focuses on educating students on the importance of eating healthy and learning the process of how food is grown. The farm to school team partners with Chickasaw Nation Head Starts and the Early Childhood program to provide monthly classroom lessons focused on introducing students to how produce grows and exposing them to fresh fruits and vegetables. The agriculture-based lessons and learning activities have been successful as students are trying new foods and are excited to learn where their food comes from and how it is grown.

The farm to school team also works with each Chickasaw Nation Head Start and Early Childhood Center to provide fresh and locally grown produce for students throughout the month. Students are introduced to new produce each month through an integrated approach of classroom lessons, meals in a cafeteria and reinforcement tools for family involvement.

Nutrition Programs

Service Area

Chickasaw Nation Residents - This service is available inside the Chickasaw Nation's boundaries.

Other Information

The Chickasaw Nation’s farm to school grant partners school districts with area farmers to bring locally grown fruits and vegetables to children in their school cafeteria. Information and assistance is open to all school districts and farmers interested in the program, who operate within the Chickasaw Nation jurisdiction.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email:
program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.