▁School ▁Tim eline : ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 6 / 1 9 9 7 ▁- ▁B irth ▁of ▁farm ▁to ▁school ▁through ▁pilot ▁projects ▁in ▁California ▁( S anta ▁Mon ica - Mal ib u ▁US D ▁and ▁The ▁Ed ible ▁School yard , ▁Ber keley ) ▁and ▁Florida ▁( New ▁North ▁Florida ▁Mark eting ▁Cooper ative ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁- ▁US DA ▁I FA FS ▁supports ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Farm ▁to ▁School ▁Program ▁en abling ▁program ▁development , ▁research , ▁and ▁policy . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁US DA ▁A MS ▁began ▁organ izing ▁farm ▁to ▁school ▁work sh ops ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Small ▁Far ms / Sch ool ▁Me als ▁In iti ative . ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁meet ings ▁brought ▁far mers ▁and ▁food ▁service ▁together ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁discuss ▁how ▁to ▁implement ▁farm ▁to ▁school ▁programs ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁Iowa ▁and ▁Oregon . ▁Est im ated ▁ 6 ▁pilot ▁programs ▁oper ational .* ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁- ▁ 1 st ▁regional ▁Farm ▁to ▁C af eter ia ▁conference ▁organized ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁( with ▁support ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ). ▁▁ 1 st ▁Farm ▁to ▁C af eter ia ▁Conference ▁in ▁October ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁at ten de es . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁- ▁National ▁Farm ▁to ▁School ▁Program ▁author ized ▁in ▁stat ute ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Child