The Farm to Cafeteria program works with family farmers, vendors and institutional food service buyers throughout California to increase access to the freshest, highest quality, diverse local produce for students, staff and guests. CAFF support helps farmers build their capacity to sell to schools, hospitals and universities and provides technical assistance and marketing support the vendors and food service buyers to purchase from them and engage eaters on where their food comes from. These cafeterias, also referred to as “institutions,” serve a critical need for healthy food access for students, patients and staff and are key to scaling up local procurement across the state.