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The Arizona Department of Health Services School Garden Program offers free certification for school and community gardens. Certification makes it easy and safe to bring your garden produce into the school cafeteria or the community. Certified gardens implement best practices for growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables so that the foods grown are safe to eat and serve.

At the heart of certification is a Food Safety Plan. Each garden seeking certification will customize their own Food Safety Plan that outlines the policies and procedures the garden will follow, taking in to account best practices and the School Garden Program Guidelines.

The School Garden Program will help you all the way, from providing a customizable Food Safety Plan template, to a guidance document that will help you write comprehensive policies and procedures, to an in-person site visit! Learn more by clicking on the links below and contact us with any questions.



Certified School Gardens in Arizona