CT Farm Directory for Schools

UConn Extension’s Farm to School initiative works to source, serve and celebrate local food in our schools. This program is jointly supported by UConn Extension and Connecticut State Department of Education.

Complete this brief form to be listed in the CT Farm to School Directory and also be added to the Farm to School Marketplace Listserv. With up-to-date farm information buyers will be able to contact you directly, or request your products through their distributor.

Not all fields on this form are publicly displayed. For an example of what is displayed please visit the Directory on our website.

We would be happy to provide assistance in reaching out to participating schools near you. Please contact: Shannon Raider-Ginsburg (shannon.raider@uconn.edu).

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I am(Required)

updating an existing listing

creating a NEW listing

Business Name(Required)

Contact Name, Position(Required)

Street Address(Required)

Address Line 2

City/Town(Required)

ZIP Code(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone Number(Required)

Preferred Contact?(Required)

Phone

Either

Website (strongly recommended/preferred) or Social Media page name(Required)

Include Full URL

Farmer Identity

UConn Extension must collect race, ethnicity, and gender (REG) data from applicants and participants in programs that serves agricultural producers and landowners. Check all that apply that reflect the primary owner(s)/operator(s) of the business. UConn Extension must collect race, ethnicity, and gender (REG) data from applicants and participants in programs that serves agricultural producers and landowners. This data is not shared publicly.

Please select the options that describes your race best:(Required)

American Indian or Alaska native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

White or Caucasian

I choose not to identify

Please select the options that describes your ethnicity:(Required)

Hispanic or Latino

Not Hispanic or Latino

Prefer not to answer

Other (please specify)

Please select the options that describes your gender best:(Required)

Female

Male

Gender nonconforming

Prefer not to answer

Identity – For the questions below, check all that apply that reflect the primary owner(s)/operator(s) of the business.If you would like this information shared on your listing please indicate below.(Required)

Yes, please share these identities in my listing

No, please keep this private.

I opt out of this section.

Optional – Select all that apply. Information you share here will appear in your listing:

LGBTQ+ owned and/or operated farm

Veteran Owned and/or operated farm

BIPOC/BIMPOC Owned and/or operated

Immigrant or 1st generation owned and/or operated farm

Farming with Disability*

Women owned and/or operated farm

*When we use the term disability, though not a complete list, we are inclusive of the following: persons with limited mobility, high-risk pregnant persons, the aging, those who are visually or hearing impaired, persons requiring special medical equipment, those who have sensory needs and/or are on the autism spectrum, traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

About Your Farm Business

Which of the following applies to your farm *business?(Required)

My farm is an LLC registered with the Secretary of State

I am a sole proprietor and my farm is registered with my local municipality

A registered not-for-profit organization

I have liability insurance

Have farmer sales tax exemption permit

I am not sure

None of the above

other/additional business credentials

*The CT Department of Education requires Districts in the National School Lunch Program to do business with commercial entities.

What is the Legal name of your farm business if different from retail name?

Farms can engage with PreK through High School in a number of ways. Select up to 3 primary farm to school activities that BEST describe your interest in connecting with a school. I am interested in accommodating:(Required)

Consistently sell a large volume of product on a regular basis

Consistently sell a smaller volume of product on a regular basis

Sell product when I have excess or a ‘bumper crop’

Sell smaller amounts suitable for seasonal taste tests or special menu trials

Participate in a cafeteria, classroom or other special school events

Host field trips to my farm

Other

Please share another idea or interest?

General Delivery Range(Required)

up to 20 minutes

up to 40 minutes

Statewide

Dependent on order size

Additional Delivery Information(Required)

Share details such as: Do you have a delivery fee? How much? Order range for delivery?

Do you participate in an online ordering platform?(Required)

Yes

What online ordering platform do you use/participate in and a very brief description.(Required)

Please provide ordering link address(Required)

Please share any districts you have done business with or would LIKE to do business with.(Required)

Select the statement and/or practices on *food safety that best reflect your farm operation. Check all that apply.(Required)

I have attended a Produce Safety Rule Training at UConn Extension in the past 5 years.

I have attended a Cornell Extension online food safety course in the past 5 years.

FSMA Compliant

FSMA Exempt

I am not sure of my FSMA/PSR compliance.

GAP/ CGap

Certified Organic

USDA slaughterhouse/processed/cut and packaged meats

Certification for animal welfare standards (note specific certification in the “other” field)

Licensed Dairy Processing for yogurt, cheese etc.,

ServeSafe Certified

HAACP certified

I have written and posted a Food Safety SOP for harvest, wash and pack and/or delivery.

I have a written Food Safety Plan

I have a covered wash and pack area.

Annual water testing or on municipal water

Routine sanitizing practices for my harvest equipment and wash/pack infrastructure.

I would like assistance improving my on-farm food safety practices.

Other

I have none of these

*Specific certifications for fruit and vegetable producers are not required by State Agencies. However, responsible farm vendors must have good on-farm food safety practices.

If "OTHER" please list here.

I am a Food hub, Aggregator or Distributor(Required)

Yes

Describe your geographic service area(Required)

In a few sentences, describe what you offer(Required)

Please provide a list of CT growers you work with or a description of the types of growers you work with.(Required)

Products Available

Only check the boxes for items you WANT TO and ARE ABLE TO sell to schools. We understand you may grow a number of these products, but that it would not be appropriate for you to sell it to a school due to quantities and pricing. We understand you may produce other items to sell to schools. Our goal is for Food Service Directors to start with the items they most commonly serve AND are CT grown. The Farm to School relationship can expand from there.

Select the MAIN products you want to market to Schools. Do not select everything you grow, but a handful of products best suited for your farm to market to schools.(Required)

Summer Squash / Zucchini

Cucumbers

Tomatoes

Cherry Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

Apples and/or Pears

Kale (and other dark leafy greens)

Lettuce

String Beans

Winter Squash

Berries

Carrots

Beets

Potatoes

Root Vegetables

Sweet Corn

Dairy

Hydroponic Lettuce

Other Indoor/Soiless

Meat/Poultry

Maple Syrup

Honey

Marinara, Salsa, Crushed Tomato

Other

Eggs must be packed at state inspected facility. Meat/Poultry must be USDA slaughter, cut and wrap.

If "OTHER" please list Primary Product

Please select the description that best represents your farm. You can base this on the primary product you want to market to schools.(Required)

Orchard and/or Small Fruit

Meat and/or Dairy

Row Crops/Vegetables

Hydroponics / Indoors

Food Hub/Distributor/Aggregator

Maple Producer

Honey Producer

What season(s) is your product available for sales to schools?(Required)

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Year round availabillity

check all that apply unless you are a 4 season farm, then check the ‘year round’ box

Acres under production (please select all that apply)(Required)

1/2 – 2 acres

2-6

7-15

>15

>30 acres

hydroponic

greenhouse (season extension)

Not Applicable

What best describes my farm business. My farm business is …(Required)

Emerging – more than 2, less than 5 years of production, looking to increase production

Scaling Up – more than 3 year of commercial production with current goal to expand production

Established – 5 years or more of commercial production, maximizing production

My business has less than 2 years commercial growing

I understand this information will be published and shared with participating School Districts and Food Service Directors.(Required)

Yes

Share a sentence or two about your farm, why you farm and why you are interested in selling to schools.(Required)

Farmer Identity

About Your Farm Business

Products Available

Contact Us

Partnerships

Food Systems