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Farm to School Farm to School 101101
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Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 of 2010
Menus will reflect:
Variety of Entrée ChoicesVariety of Fruits Variety of VegetablesVariety of Milk ChoicesWhole Grain Breads & Buns Dessert Choices (limited
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Sparta School District Nutrition Program Sparta School District Nutrition Program
Recipient of Five GrantsRecipient of Five Grants
Salad Bars to School GrantSecond Harvest Foodbank GrantUSDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
GrantTransform WI – Food Systems Impact
GrantUSDA Farm to School Grant
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Salad Bars to School Grant Salad Bars to School Grant $5,000 – 2 fully furnished salad bars
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Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin Summer Feeding GrantWisconsin Summer Feeding Grant
Summer Feeding Program$3,000 for Equipment/Labor
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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program GrantProgram Grant
Lawrence Lawson Elementary Fresh produce snacks served 3 days per week$12,500 – Grant distributed on need first Free & Reduced Rate 66%
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Transform WI – Impact Grant Transform WI – Impact Grant $160,000 Collaborative grant between
Sparta/Tomah/Norwalk-Ontario-WiltonStrengthening farm to school programs so
Wisconsin students have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
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USDA Farm to School GrantUSDA Farm to School Grant $35,985 Planning Grant – Farm to School The Planning Grant will help us look at best
practices in Farm to School. Wisconsin Farm to School encourages healthy
lifestyles in children and helps support and strengthen local economies by expanding markets for Wisconsin producers.
This is a coalition grant between Sparta/Tomah/Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton school districts.
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Farm to School Farm to School Farm to school programs are being
developed to connect schools (K-12) and local farms with the objective of serving healthy/local meals in school cafeterias.
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Farm to School 101Farm to School 101How To Get Started? How To Get Started?
Look at GRANT Opportunities…..
GRANTS. GOV (Search – Farm to School)
Wisconsin DPI Website Wisconsin Child Nutrition Programs Online Services
Grants Tab on Left Side of Web Page
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Getting StartedGetting StartedDoes your district have a grant writer?Your district can pay to have an independent
grant writer help you get started!
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Write the Grant / Get SupportWrite the Grant / Get SupportTomah, Sparta, Norwalk-Wilton-Ontario
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Build a list of Coalition Build a list of Coalition MembersMembers
School Community – Administrators/StaffCommunity Members/OrganizationsCounty Health Department Community Food Shelters/Pantry’s Local Churches Master GardenersFFA Students and Alumni
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Hire a Project CoordinatorHire a Project Coordinator Autumn Grooms – THANK YOU…(Autumn is the Communication’s Coordinator for the Sparta School District.)
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Farm to School Farm to School What we have done so far?
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Educating how good fresh Educating how good fresh raw vegetables taste…raw vegetables taste…
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Harvest of the Month Harvest of the Month Spinach Salad
Kale Chips
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Advertise Advertise HOMHOMon the lunch menu on the lunch menu
~ Introducing ~
Harvest of the Month
Kale
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Engage Staff
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Driftless Organics Driftless Organics 40 Acre Farm 40 Acre Farm
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Growums Growums
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GrowumsGrowums
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Farm To School Farm To School What we are currently doing!
School Garden
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Lumber for raised beds and ground beds.
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Four Raised Beds
Five Ground Beds
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Planting Day June 14, 2013
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What’s in the garden?What’s in the garden? Tomatoes Green Peppers Hot Peppers Cabbage Broccoli Cantaloupe Watermelon Summer Squash
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Moles
Will problems arise?
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Farm to School Farm to School Where are we headed?
Monroe County Fair Salsa Tasting/Interactive I-Pad Games/Media Material
Hydroponics – Lettuce in the CafeteriaHired Chef Jason Boris
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Salsa, Peelers, Scrubbers and Media Material
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The Fifth Season Cooperative, founded in August 2010, is co-owned by farmers, distributors, buyers, producer groups, workers, and processors within a 150-mile radius of Viroqua, and organizers are calling its first year of operation a success.
The cooperative produces and distributes locally grown produce, meats, dairy and value-added food products to institutional and foodservice buyers from farms and regional processors through its distribution member, Reinhart FoodService.
Fifth Season Cooperative
Use your resources, it can be a challenge to buy local.
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WHY WAIT?Begin your
Farm to School Journey…
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Farm to School Farm to School
http://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/