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National Farm to School NetworkJune 9, 2010
Transform the Tray
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Let’s add some color!
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Outline
National Farm to School Network
Examples
Child Nutrition Reauthorization
FoodCorps
Q & A
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Common Sense Solution
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What is Farm to School?
• It is a school-based program that connects schools (K-12) and local farms
• Serves healthy meals in school cafeterias
• Improves child nutrition
• Incorporate nutrition-based curriculum
• Provides agriculture, health; and nutrition education
• Supports local and regional farmers
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Fresh, local foods served in cafeterias
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School Gardens
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Cooking and Taste Tests
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Farm tours
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Nutrition and Agriculture Education
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Family Meals
Food – Culture Connections
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Waste Management
Programs
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Health: Kids Win
The choice of healthier options in the cafeteria through farm to school meals results in consumption of more fruits and vegetables with an average increase of one serving per day, including at home.
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Agriculture: Farmers WinFarm to School programs can open up the expansive school food market, estimated at more than $12 billion a year, to socially disadvantaged farmers.
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Economy: Communities Win
For every dollar spent on local foods in schools, one to three dollars circulate in the local economy.
"If Michigan residents ate the recommended amounts of fruits and
vegetables and bought them from local, seasonal sources, it could add nearly
2,000 jobs and $200 million to the state's economy."
Mike HammMichigan State University
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““For the six or eight weeks I get tomatoes, I For the six or eight weeks I get tomatoes, I get them for the same price, which helps get them for the same price, which helps stabilize my budget. stabilize my budget. For us, it’s a win-win situation. We get to For us, it’s a win-win situation. We get to support the farmers in our local area. We’re support the farmers in our local area. We’re someone they can depend on. In turn our someone they can depend on. In turn our kids are saying, “kids are saying, “We really like thisWe really like this.”.”
Mary Ann Lopez, South Windsor’s School Nutrition Mary Ann Lopez, South Windsor’s School Nutrition
Specialist and Food Service DirectorSpecialist and Food Service Director
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Local Product -salad bars -hot entrees / other meal items-snack in classroom-taste tests-fundraisers
Educational Activities: -chef/farmer in class, cooking demos-greenhouses, waste management, recycling, and -composting-farm tours-harvest of the month-CSA in the classroom-School gardens
Implementing Farm to School
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Student: Why don’t we get fresh lettuce and local watermelon at school lunch ?Parent
Food Service Director Principal
National Food DistributorSchool Board
Food Processor Teacher
Nutritionist Contracted Food Service Provider
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8 Regional Lead Agencies
Training & Technical Assistance
Policy
Networking
Media & Marketing
Information Services
2000+ programs in 50 states
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VERMONTVermont FEED (Food Education Every Day)
Classroom, Cafeteria, and Community10 years and over 150 Vermont schools
PENNSYLVANIAThe Kindergarten Initiative at The Food Trust
•Integration of Nutrition and Agriculture Education•Parent outreach and involvement activities•2009- 67 schools, 10 districts
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Farm to School: FLORIDA
New North Florida CooperativeFarmer-led: 60-100 farmers72 School Districts1,000,000 studentsLeafy greens, sweet potato sticks, green beans, watermelon, okra, strawberries, muscadine
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Farm to School: WASHINGTON 2002 one school, Olympia District, organic salad bar, local purchasingMarch of 2008 –
Local Farms-Healthy Kids HB 2798 / SB 6483 passes
Policy alliance was spearheaded by environmental group with farm preservation, public health, anti-poverty advocatesComprehensive legislation:
2 Full Time positions to coordinate local food procurement inside of Departments of Ag and EducationRequires all state food contracts to include a plan to maximize the availability of Washington grown food purchased through the contract.
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Child Nutrition Reauthorization
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National School Lunch Program2nd largest food & nutrition assistance program; over 219 billion lunches served since began in 1946
31 million children served
In 2008, cost the Government $9.3 billion
Current reimbursementFree = $2.68Reduced-price = $2.28Paid = $0.25
“to promote the health and well-being of the Nation’s children”
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Farm to School on the Hill
H.R. 4710--Farm to School Improvements ActS. 3123—Growing Farm to School Programs Act
Start-up grants of up to $100,000 to help establish farm to school programs
Available to farm organizations, schools/districts, non-profits, etc.
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Administration support
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
USDA Farm to School Team
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Videos at video.farmtoschool.org Videos at video.farmtoschool.org
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZlCoG6RMgs
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Real Food Is…2010 National Video Contest
Learn more and enter at video.farmtoschool.org
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Imagine AmeriCorps service members building and tending
school gardens and developing Farm to School programs for public schools around the country.
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The OpportunityThe Opportunity
Size of AmeriCorps will triple by 2017
State AmeriCorps programs have proven the model
No national AmeriCorps programs are yet doing this work
Reinforces Let’s Move, People’s Garden, Child Nutrition
Potential for long-term growth
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The VisionThe Vision
Serve schools with issues of obesity and access
Serve members by training a new generation of farmers
Structure of a national program; flexibility for local needs
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The ModelsThe Models
Montana FoodCorps: 6 institutions and $2.5 million in local purchases through a 3-year pilot
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture: 22 AmeriCorps members working in 10 communities with 300 volunteers
Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness: 2 AmeriCorps members; conventional farmers planting school food crops
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The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
A work in progress!
Commitment to a big tent
Monthly conference calls open to all the first Thursday of the month
Recent Detroit Planning Summit May 19-20
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Join UsJoin Uswww.food-corps.orgwww.food-corps.org
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Let’s Get Started!Let’s Get Started!- Start small—taste testing, farm tour, apples- Organize various stakeholders/hold a meeting- Research area farmers- Contact food service director and school
administration- Identify funding sources- Market the program- Volunteer
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“Dear Shcool Board, Well I herd that we only get crunch lunch on 2 days of the week. How do you expect us to stay helthey? How do you expect us to live with the meatlof? Well, I hope you do sumthing.”
Student at Davis Joint Unified School District (CA) to the School Board supporting the Davis Farm to School Salad Bar Program
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