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GETTING STARTED IN FARM
TO SCHOOLFARM TO SCHOOL IS A GRASSROOTS PROGRAM AND
ANYONE CAN GET INVOLVED.
Simply put, “farm to school” refers to efforts that
bring locally or regionally produced foods into school
cafeterias; hands on learning activities such as school
gardening, farm visits and culinary classes; and the
integration of food-related education into regular
standards-based classroom curriculum.
WHAT IS FARM TO SCHOOL?
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FARM TO SCHOOL
IMPLEMENTATIONDIFFERS BY LOCATION BUT
ALWAYS INCLUDES ONE OR
MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Procurement: Local foods are purchased, promoted and served in the cafeteria or as a snack or taste test.
Education: Students participate in education activities related to agriculture, food, health or nutrition.
School gardens: Students engage in hands-on learning through gardening.
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FIVE WAYS TO
INTEGRATE LOCAL
FOODS
1. Discover what is local on the current menu
2. Substitute ingredients
3. Serve local products on a salad bar
4. Start a “Harvest of the Month” program
5. Develop new recipes
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The farm to school movement began in the late
1990’s and has grown from a handful of schools to
approximately 42,000 schools in all 50 states
as of 2014.
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
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FAST FORWARD TO 2007…
In 2007, the National Farm to School Network was formed by a collaboration of more than 30 organizations seeking to shape the farm to school movement.
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NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORKTHE NETWORK ALLOWS INFORMATION TO MOVE FROM THE LOCAL LEVEL TO THE
NATIONAL LEVEL AND ACROSS ALL STATES AND REGIONS. 7
USDA FARM TO
SCHOOL
PROGRAM
The Program focuses primarily on incorporating local foods into the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, the Summer Food Service Program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
The USDA Farm to School Program is housed within the Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS) and has 6 national staff and 7 regional leads.
While USDA has been engaged in farm to school efforts for a number of years, the department’s Farm to School Program was formally established in with the passage of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010. Staff were hired in 2012.
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THE USDA PROGRAM HAS
4 FOCUS AREAS :
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USDA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF $5
MILLION IN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANTS
TO INCREASE LOCAL FOODS IN
SCHOOLS
USDA is Now Accepting Applications for FY 2017 Farm to School Grant FundingPlease visit the grants opportunities page for more information, including complete application instructions and frequently asked questions (FAQ).Key Dates:September, 13 2016: Release the Farm to School Grant Program FY 2017 RFA. Click here for more informationSeptember 29, 2016: USDA will host a webinar at 1:00 pm EST to review the RFA. Click here to registerDecember 8, 2016: FY 2017 Farm to School Grant Program applications are due in grants.gov by 11:59 pm ESTMay 2017: Announce awards
42% OF DISTRICTS SURVEYED BY USDA SAY THEY
PARTICIPATE IN FARM TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. (SOURCE: FARM TO SCHOOL CENSUS, 2014)
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USDA surveyed over 18,000 school d istr icts regarding farm to school act iv i t ies andapproximately 70% of those surveyed responded .
To see how your school d istr ict is doing with farm to school, c l ick on map.
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VISIT THE USDA WEBSITE FOR
FARM TO SCHOOL
RESOURCES
HTTP://WWW.FNS.USDA.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/F
2S/F2S_PLANNING_KIT.PDF
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GETTING STARTED IN FARM TO SCHOOL
5 EASY STEPS
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STEP 1
Are your goals centered on:
Procurement of local foods to be served in school?
Establishing a school garden?
Integration of farm to school within the curriculum?
All of the aboveASSESS WHERE YOU ARE
AND WHERE YOU’D LIKE
TO BE.
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STEP 2
School food service staff,
teachers, administrators, local
farmers, students, parents and
community organizations each
have an important role in
establishing a sustainable farm
to school program.
FORM A TEAM AND
COLLABORATE
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STEP 3
Some ideas include:
Identify menu items that you would like to transition to local products.
Find a farmer or distributor to connect you to local items.
Plan a local meal event.
Determine training needs to assist food service staff with incorporating farm fresh items in meals.
Bring a school garden planning team together.
Identify curricular opportunities to connect to a school garden.
Bring a chef into the classroom.
Plan a farm field trip or host a tasting event featuring local produce.
ESTABLISH ONE OR TWO
ATTAINABLE GOALS TO
GET STARTED.
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STEP 4
National Farm to School Network. Contact your State Lead or Regional Lead Agency.
NFSN resource database . Use a variety of search criteria to narrow your results according to your setting (farm, preschool, k-12, etc.) and the topic you are looking for (curriculum, food safety, school gardens, etc.).
USDA Farm to School. Get support, resources and funding for your farm to school activities.
Your state’s School Nutrition Association. Learn how others in your state are approaching farm to school in their school/district.
Connect with the Child Nutrition Program at your state agency. In Indiana, that would be the Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition
LEARN FROM OTHERS.
IF YOU ARE RUNNING
INTO AN OBSTACLE THERE
IS SOMEONE OUT THERE
WHO HAS RUN INTO IT
BEFORE. SOME PLACES
TO CONNECT AND LEARN
FROM OTHERS INCLUDE
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STEP 5
Signage in the cafeteria
Bulletin boards throughout the school
School newsletters (print and electronic)
School website
School events / PTA /etc.
Local media
PROMOTE FARM TO
SCHOOL IN YOUR
SCHOOL AND YOUR
COMMUNITY
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Register at :
https ://w w w.eventbr ite .com/e/2016 - indiana-foodprotect ion -symposium-t ickets -23449859160?aff=es2
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INDIANA STATE
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH
LAURA HORMUTH, MS RD
NUTRITION COORDINATOR
DIVISION OF NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
P: 317-234-3498
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Thinking about starting a farm to school program and have questions about:
What is available and in season in Indiana
Finding farmers who are interested in selling locally grown products to schools
Local sourcing through your distributer
Menuing local foods
Promoting local foods in the cafeteria
Food safety
Give me a call.
MEET INDIANA’S STATE LEAD:MAGGIE SCHABEL
• Wellness Special ist , Indiana Department of Educat ion
• State Lead for the Nat ional Farm to School Network
• State Lead for the Indiana Farm to School Network
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INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
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Not sure how to procure local foods?
Do you understand state and local procurement policies?
Need help fitting local foods into your meal pattern requirements?
Need help training food service staff on preparing fresh, local foods?
Looking for equipment grant money?
The Department of Education can provide assistance!
MAGGIE SCHABEL
WELLNESS SPECIALIST
OFFICE OF SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY NUTRITION
P: 317-232-2130
EMAIL: [email protected]
State Leads coordinate farm to school advocacy
efforts and network in their states, sharing local
information, resources, needs and opportunities
with the rest of the National Farm to School
Network.
MY ROLE AS THE INDIANA STATE LEAD
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INDIANA FARM TO
SCHOOL NETWORK
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INDIANA FARM TO
SCHOOL
NETWORK
The Indiana Farm to School Network uses the
Lead Agency Model for governance. The
Indiana Department of Education (DOE) serves
as the lead agency. The network’s structure is
a steering committee and three workgroups—
Procurement, Education, and Early Care and
Education.ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
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Program initiated in Fall 2012
Dedicated staff to oversee the program at DOE
Threeworkgroups:Procurement,Education, and Early Care & Education
LOOKING BACK
A YEAR IN P ICTURES
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THIS OLD FARM WAS AWARDED A 2015 USDA F2S GRANT
BATESVILLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED A ONE IN A MELON AWARD28
2015 FED, FIRED UP & FUELED EVENT
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2015 GREAT LAKES APPLE CRUNCH
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CAPTAIN KALE
AT INDIANA
STATE FAIR
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FOOD DAY AT BATESVILLE SCHOOLS
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FOOD DAY AT CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS
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FOOD DAY AT LOGANSPORT SCHOOLS
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INDIANA ATTENDED THE 8TH NATIONAL FARM
TO CAFETERIA CONFERENCE IN JUNE35
BATESVILLE SCHOOL GARDEN
SUMMER WORKSHOP36
1ST SQUASH
SEEDS
PLANTED FOR
FOOD DAY
2016!
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KINSEY
YOUTH
CENTER’SGARDEN
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FARM TO
EARLY CARE
& EDUCATION
DAY ON THE
FARM EVENT AT
TUTTLE’SORCHARD
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PRESCHOOL TOURS DISTELRATH FARM
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HOSTED 10 WEEK LONG CULINARY WORKSHOPS
AFICIONADO FARM TOUR, NEWBURGH, INDIANA
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HARVEST OF THE MONTH PILOT PROGRAM
MSD OF LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP
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LAGRANGE COUNTY PRODUCE AUCTION TOUR
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LAGRANGE COUNTY PRODUCE AUCTION TOUR
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HERE’S HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
4 WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED
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RECEIVE WEEKLY EMAILS FROM THE INDIANA FARM TO
SCHOOL NETWORK ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS, UPDATES, RESOURCES AND FUNDING
TO JOIN , EMAIL M AGGIE S CHABEL AT:MSCHABEL@ DOE. IN .GOV (LINK SENDS E-MAIL) .
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LIKE US ON OUR INDIANA FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK
FACEBOOK PAGE.
CHECK OUT OUR IFSN FACEBOOK PAGE TO STAY UP TO DATE ON
HAPPENINGS & EVENTS!
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FIND INDIANA FARM TO SCHOOL RESOURCES ON THE DOE WEBSITE
HTTP://WWW.DOE.IN.GOV/NUTRITION
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A farm to school toolkit for k-12
Indiana Success stories
Farm to School Planning Kit
Ways to find, procure and menu local foods
Food Day 2016 Guide for school organizers
And information on school gardens and food safety
•HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND ON THE DOE WEBSITE
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RECEIVE EMAIL ALERTS FROM THE NATIONAL FARM TO
SCHOOL NETWORK AND OCCASIONAL MAILINGS ABOUT
EVENTS IN YOUR AREA.
R EGISTER HERE ( LINK IS EXTERNAL) ( LINK IS EXTERNAL) AND BE
SURE TO CHECK THE MAILING LIST BOX.
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MEET INDIANA’S SCHOOL GARDEN
COORDINATOR: GINNY ROBERTS
• Master Gardener• Urban Garden Program Manager, Purdue Extension
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PURDUE
UNIVERSITY
COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION
SERVICE:
GINNY ROBERTS
MASTER GARDENER
URBAN GARDEN PROGRAM
MANAGER
P: 317-275-9284
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Thinking about starting a school garden and have questions?
Send Ginny an email
Already have a school garden?ask to be added to Ginny’s school garden contact list
The importance of encouraging our children in outdoor work
with living plants is now recognized. It benefits the health,
broadens the education, and gives a valuable training in
industry and thrift. The great garden movement is sweeping
over all America, and our present problem is to direct it and
make it most profitable to the children in our schools and
homes.VAN EVRIE KILPATRICK, 1918, IN THE CHILD’S FOOD GARDEN, WITH A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR FLOWER CULTURE
WHY SCHOOL GARDENS?
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Benefits of School Gardening for Students
Students gain self-confidence and a sense of "capableness" along with new skills and knowledge in food growing — soon-to-be-vital for the 21st century.
Students learn focus and patience, cooperation, teamwork and social skills.
More Benefits of School Gardening for Students
Students are more likely to try eating vegetables they have grown themselves and to ask for them at home (Morris & Zidenberg-Cherr 2002). When students take their preferences back to their families, they can help to improve family consumption choices.
Students become more fit and healthy as they spend more time active in the outdoors and start choosing healthy foods over junk food.
There is mounting evidence that active learning in less structured, participatory spaces like gardens is more likely to transform children’s food attitudes and habits, and that school gardening, especially when combined with a healthy lunch program or nutritional education, encourages more healthful food choices.
Garden-based teaching addresses different learning styles and intelligences.
More Benefits of School Gardening for Students
Achievement scores improve because learning is more relevant and hands-on.
More Benefits of School Gardening for Students
The schoolyard is diversified and beautified.
Graffiti and vandalism decrease because students respect what they feel some ownership.
More Benefits of School Gardening for Students
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2017 Indiana harvest , a harvest of the Month Program featur ing ready -to-go tools and resources for use in school and community sett ings is coming…
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THE END
Now that you’ve v iewed this presentat ion, do you feel l ike you can get started with Farm to School?
o If not, what information did we miss or how could we be more clear?
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