Maine Farm and Seafood Products Directory
UMaine Cooperative Extension - Available Local Food Listings from Maine Farms and Seafood Producers
USDA Local Food Directories
Search your area by zip code and distance for farmers markets, on-farm markets, CSA's and food hubs. Information on locations, products available, payments accepted, winter markets, etc. available.
Values-Based Local Food Procurement Strategies
(2020) - These resources were created from MFSN, VT FEED, and USDA 2019 Farm to School Training Grant virtual workshop.
Sea to School: A Guide For School Cafeterias & Classrooms
This guide explores the emerging “sea to school” movement in which K-12 schools are sourcing locally and promoting seafood caught in regional waters. 
Sea to School How-to Guide for K-12 Schools in New England
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (2023) - The following insights were learned over the course of a USDA Farm to School Grant focused on increasing local seafood consumption at eight K-12 schools across New England. Sea to School - A Lunch Voyage
Learn more about how to source local seafood in school meals with this 15 minute video about “Sea to School” 
Food Fuels Learning Toolkit: Conducting an Assessment of School System Food Security
Cumberland County Food Security Council (2019 - The Food Fuels Learning Toolkit is a resource to a) help food security champions better understand their school food system, and b) to identify the strengths and areas for improvement in food security programming.
Forward Contract Purchasing Templates
These resources were created for School Nutrition Directors, created by 2019-2020 Innovation Grantees Falmouth Schools in partnership with Dept of Education Child Nutrition, Consultant Ron Adams, and more.
School Food Recovery Handbook
National Resources Council Maine - This Comprehensive guide for Maine schools identifies the serious problems with wasting food and offers solutions, explaining step-by-step how to take action, how to work as a successful team, and how to involve others in the school. The Power of Contracts for Institutional Procurement of Local Foods (Webinar)
Chesapeake Foodshed Network (2019) - Learn about local food buying strategies