Selling your product to schools can turn into a significant new source of income for your farm. As a farmer, rancher, fisherman, food processor, baker, or other food producer, you can play a role in educating students about food and agriculture and providing local products to schools to serve during breakfast, lunch, snack times, and supper.

This directory includes Louisiana farms selling directly to consumers, farmers markets, and distributors selling Louisiana products that are operating during COVID-19. Many sellers are incorporating innovative and safe alternatives to bring farm-fresh food directly to households, including home delivery, curbside pickup, and drive-thru farmers markets.

Now, more than ever, it is important to ensure the safety of your business and the products you have to offer Louisianans and customers outside of our wonderful state. A variety of laws, regulations, organizations, and programs on the federal- and state-level certify the highest possible quality as well as safety standards your customers can expect and depend on.

Whether you are a producer looking to reach new markets, a buyer wanting to connect with local or specialty suppliers, or a consumer looking for goods and services in your area, MarketMaker is a must-have resource. MarketMaker is the largest and most in-depth database of its kind featuring a diverse community of food-related businesses.

One must adapt and overcome to survive. The LSU AgCenter offers a better-business training series aimed at helping farmers to adapt and overcome uncertainties and prepare them for today's business environment with up-to-date marketing strategies for local farmers' markets, restaurants, schools and institutions, and even grocery, wholesale, and retail businesses.