30% NY Initiative Eligible Product Database

Cheryl Bilinski, Local Food Systems Specialist, Farm to School Lead
Harvest New York

June 18, 2020
30% NY Initiative Eligible Product Database

NY 30% Initiative Eligible Product Database

The 30% NY Initiative Eligible Product Database is a collection of products that, at a minimum, are made using at least 51% raw NY agricultural ingredients by weight or volume. The database was initially created to help K-12 schools identify products that qualify for the 30% NY Initiative, and has since expanded so that products can now be coded for compliance with the 30% NY Initiative, Executive Order 32, and NY Food for NY Families. For inclusion in the database products must contain at least 51% NY ingredients by weight or volume. Farm sources must be provided for whole, unprocessed produce. Processed and minimally processed products must either be NY Grown & Certified or have a Product Formulation Statement (which we can help you to establish). The database is maintained by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm to Institution Team.

If you are interested in having your qualifying NY products listed in the database, please complete this form. Our team will reach out to you to gather additional information, such as case size and distributors; confirm NY origin; and determine with which programs your products are compliant.

Watch a tutorial of how to navigate the database here. 

Please email farm2institution@cornell.edu with any questions.




30% NY Eligible Product Database Guide (pdf; 613KB)
  • Take a peek at this PDF to learn a bit about the database at large and certain features within Airtable



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