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CA Farm to School Conference

The CA Farm to School Network hosts a biennial conference to bring together farm to school practitioners from across the school food and education spaces for professional development, networking, and the sharing of best practices.

In October 2023, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, in partnership with the Office of First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the Alice Waters Institute, hosted the 2023 California Farm to School Conference at Aziz Farms and Packhouse in Palm Springs, CA.

The next CA Farm to School Conference will take place in 2025. To receive all updates please sign up for our newsletter.

View the 2023 CA Farm to School Conference Photos

Day 1 (October 24) Conference Photos
Day 2 (October 25) Conference Photos

If using a photo from the conference, please be sure to tag @cafarmtoschool and give photo credit to our photographer, Melissa Bandli (@melbellphotography).

A white event tent set up in a vinyard
A white event tent filled with attendees
Speakers on a stage address event attendees
Sec Ross talks with event attendees
A plaque is awarded on stage
A group photo of
An outdoor promenade flanked by tall palm trees and exhibit booths
Attendees view an exhibit booth
Three green handpainted billboards
Billboards being signed by event attendees
Attendees and palm trees outdoors
Outdoor promenade shaded by yellow awnings
A vendor talks with an attendee
A group of caterers prepare a buffet
Green salads being prepared by chefs
A group photo of event organizers

The 2021 CA Farm to School Conference brought together farm to school practitioners from across the school food and education spaces, offering professional development, networking and the sharing of best practices. The agenda focused on expanding food access, increasing equity, lifting student voice, and opening school markets for California specialty crop producers, with an emphasis on establishing farm to school programs that connect classrooms, cafeterias and communities.