Local Foods, Healthy Schools

The Farm to School Program provides the opportunity for school cafeterias to serve more local, farm fresh food to students, offer education in the classroom on where food comes from, and overall strengthens the local community. Currently, ten schools within Schoharie and Otsego Counties working with our local Farm to School Coordinator on strengthening their program. The schools include:

• Cherry-Valley Springfield Central School
• Cooperstown Central School District
• Edmeston Central School
• Gilboa-Conesville Central School
• Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School
• Laurens Central School
• Oneonta City School District
• Schenevus Central School
• Sharon Springs Central School District
• Worcester Central School

This program is intended to assist all ten school districts to achieve the 30% New York State Initiative. Furthermore, it will help schools establish a stronger economic position to maintain or exceed a higher level of NYS farm product procurement through developing a Farm to School infrastructure. 

An additional feature of this program is Harvest of the Month. School cafeterias highlight a New York State product as part of the meal or in taste tests. At each school, a collaborative team has been put together with the Farm to School coordinator to help further develop their Farm to School program and address any challenges specific to that school.

To learn more about Farm to School in Schoharie and Otsego Counties, contact Mariah Goodwin at mog27@cornell.edu or call (607) 547-2536.

Learn more about the NYS Farm to School Program

Last updated July 25, 2025