Kitchen Sync Resources
Whenever we learn what works in our field, we feel like it's important to share it... with everybody. That way we all learn how to do better work, more efficiently, in more places. Below or some no-fee resources that we hope will help you and your community to build stronger, fairer food economies.
School Food Calendars (for SFAs)
Here's a tool we created with our friends at the Center for Good Food Purchasing to help schools understand how local producers and food hubs make decisions throughout the year, and how they can make better procurement decisions throughout the year themselves.
School Food Calendars (for Suppliers)
Here's a tool we created with our friends at the Center for Good Food Purchasing to help suppliers understand how school districts balance long-term planning with local procurement planning, all to help suppliers make better appeals to schools throughout the year.
Decision Tree for Local Food Procurement in Schools (New England)
This straightforward tool we designed with our friends at Massachusetts Farm to School serves as a resource for school district procurement leaders to maximize their entitlement funds and increased local procurement.
Future Plug-and-Play Resources
We will continually add to, refresh, and update resources that we want to share with you so you can take them, make them yours, and accelerate your progress.
Check back often for more tools, toolkits, and ready-to-use guides for your work!
Long Form Reports
The following reports illustrate more in-depth research, analysis, and/or recommendations that Kitchen Sync has conducted over the years. All are written by the Kitchen Sync team, often in collaboration with clients from across our portfolio, and reflect critical, complex food systems projects of ours.
Alaska RFBC Report
We supported the Alaska region in the Regional Food Business Center program (before termination) to analyze their local food economy, and this report outlines our community-led findings
Food Hub Sector Report
This report outlines 11 recommendations for the national food hub sector and is the outcome of a convening of national food hub leaders hosted by Kitchen Sync in May 2025.
Hawai'i RFBC Report
We supported the Hawaiʻi region in the Regional Food Business Center to analyze how their local food economy could grow through the now-terminated Regional Food Business Center program.
Pacific Islands RFBC Report
We supported the Pacific Islands region leaders (in Guam, CNMI, & American Samoa) in the RFBC program to reinterpret their local food systems infrastructure, and this report outlines those findings.
US Caribbean RFBC Report
We supported the US Virgin Islands and US Caribbean region in the RFBC program (pre- USDA termination) to analyze and plan to develop their local food economy. This report outlines priorities & findings.
Islands and Remote Areas RFBC
We helped the Islands and Remote Areas RFBC and summarized ~2 yrs of interviews and research on how their unique food systems offer urgent, key learnings for the rest of the US.