"Unpacking the Farm to School Toolbox: A guide to farm to school resources in Wisconsin"

The Wisconsin Local Food Network Summit January 30th, 2015

WI Farm to School Toolkits for School Nutrition Programs and Producers

http://www.cias.wisc.edu/toolkits/

Comprehensive Farm to School

• Community events • Farm field trips • Taste tests • Farmers markets

• Producer classroom Q&A • Cooking contests • Community gardens • Etc.

AND….

Interactive Wisconsin Farm to School Map

-- Search by district, participation, or activities --

http://datcpgis.wi.gov/map/?viewer=f2s

Advancing Farm to School: Lessons from the Field

* Will be hosted on the CIAS website, by April 2015

http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_f2s

DPI’s Farm to School Website

Finding Farmers

• Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas – http://www.farmfreshatlas.org/

• Wisconsin F2S Producer Directory – http://www.cias.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/farm-to-

school-producer-directory.pdf

• Wisconsin Fresh Market Vegetable Growers Association – http://www.wisconsinfreshproduce.org/index.php/where-to-buy

Procurement

http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_procurement

Menus & Recipes

• Recipes – http://www.vtfeed.org/materials/new-school-cuisine-

cookbook

• Menu Planning Tools – http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/menu-planning/fruits-

and-vegetables

• Sample Menus – http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_wicyclemenu

Food Safety

• School Food Safety – http://datcp.wi.gov/uploads/Business/pdf/MK-DM-

17_LFMG_Second_Edition_Final_Book_for_website.pdf

• Farm Food Safety – http://www.nfsmi.org/documentlibraryfiles/PDF/2011082202582

2.pdf

• School Garden Food Safety – http://growingsafergardens.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/foodsa

fetywebcurriculum-10-24-12.pdf

Team Nutrition • Nutrition promotion • Training • Curriculum • Bi-weekly Newsletter: http://ne.dpi.wi.gov/ne_whip

“It’s interesting, salsa has everything in it that I didn’t like, but I like it. I mean, it has onion, tomatoes, peppers…but it tastes good!”

Nutrition Education Resources

http://www.wischoolgardens.org

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/physical-activity/foodsystem/gardening.htm

Briefs

Interactive Map

E-Newsletter Stories

Website

Wisconsin School Garden Initiative

Trainings

Student Engagement Resources

School Gardening

http://www.cias.wisc.edu/foodservtools/6-Educate-students/got-dirt.pdf

Chefs/Farmers in Classroom – Eg. Chefs Move to Schools http://www.chefsmovetoschools.org/

Harvest Challenge (student cooking contest) events http://www.farmtoschoolvc.org/#harvest-challenge

Farm Field Trips http://www.cias.wisc.edu/foodservtools/6-Educate-students/the-hayride.pdf

Toolkit Food Education list

http://www.cias.wisc.edu/foodservtools/6-Educate-students/food-education-resources.pdf

USDA Farm to School

• National and State Statistics

• Farm to School Grants

• Procurement Resources

• State Contacts

• Fact Sheets

• Webinars

http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school

Contact Information

Sara Tedeschi

UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

608-513-3980

smtedeschi@wisc.edu

Katherine Pike

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

(608) 266-2410

katherine.pike@dpi.wi.gov

Randy Jones

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

(608) 267-2277

randall.jones@dpi.wi.gov

Carrie Sedlak UW Madison Graduate Student 440-476-7296 sedlak@wisc.edu

Beth Hanna Wisconsin School Garden Initiative 608-310-8844 beth@communitygroundworks.org

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