Final Farm to School Presentation
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The document discusses the benefits of farm to school programs. It outlines how these programs can strengthen children's knowledge of food, nutrition and the environment. It can also increase school lunch participation and consumption of fruits and vegetables to improve childhood nutrition. Farm to school programs additionally support local economic development and job creation by increasing market opportunities for local farmers and food producers. Examples are provided of successful farm to school programs in Wisconsin and Iowa that have increased school lunch participation and involved cross-age teaching and school gardens to educate students.
Final Farm to School Presentation
- 2. Food and Fitness Initiative
- 4. Benefits of Farm to School Cultivating healthy schools Cultivating healthy communities
- 5. Farm to School Strengthen children’s and communities’ knowledge about, and attitudes toward, agriculture, food, nutrition and the environment. Increase children’s participation in the school meals program and consumption of fruits and vegetables, thereby improving childhood nutrition, reducing hunger, and preventing obesity and obesity-related diseases. Benefit school food budgets, after start-up, if planning and menu choices are made consistent with seasonal availability of fresh and minimally processed whole foods. Source: Farm to School Website http://www.farmtoschool.org/whatis.php
- 6. Farm to School Support economic development across numerous sectors and promote job creation. Increase market opportunities for farmers, fishers, ranchers, food processors and food manufacturers. Decrease the distance between producers and consumers, thus promoting food security while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and reliance on oil. Source: Farm to School Website http://www.farmtoschool.org/whatis.php
- 7. "These are agriculture Skittles . Taste the rainbow!" Mount Horeb seventh-grader Gus Quade about the local peppers. “I hate vegetables. But I love these.” . Kids actually like vegetables!! Example: Mount Horeb School District, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsi n
- 8. Example: Woodstock Union High/Middle School Local foods increase school lunch participation School lunch participation rose from 50% to 65% when Woodstock Union schools started serving local foods!
- 9. Viroqua Area School Districts, Wisconsin Bought 670 of local tomatoes, summer squash, peppers, and eggplant 5 th Season- Summer Ratatouille Project Froze ratatouille for use at a Parents Back to School night Finished project in ONE day!
- 10. Food Service Training(s) Teacher Training Cross-Age Teaching Field Days/Producer Visits Northeast Iowa Farm to School
- 11. Education Training opportunities for elementary school teachers Cross-Age Teaching in 2 nd Grade Classrooms Field Days/Producer Visits Liz Dovenberg, Decorah High School senior. Regional Youth Team
- 12. The education piece… Month Activity January 2010 Cross-age teaching begins with focus on local food item February 2010 Teacher training day with Luther College focusing on second grade teachers Cross-age teaching continues March 2010 Teacher training days by Luther College continue expanding to more grade levels Follow-up visits with AmeriCorps members Integration of teaching resource curricula Cross-age teaching continues April 2010 Integration of teaching resource curricula Follow-up visits by AmeriCorps members Cross-age teaching continues May 2010 Integration of teaching resource curricula Cross-age teaching continues
- 13. Food Service Education ServSafe and SafeFood courses in winter Assistance with connecting to local foods producers Hands on food prep training with guest chefs Photo: North Winneshiek Homegrown School Lunch Week
- 14. School Gardens Farm to School is offering a garden expert to help you start or expand your school garden. Luther College garden Month Garden Expert Visits January 2010 Initial contact meeting February 2010 Planning meeting March 2010 Planning/start seeds indoors April 2010 Planting indoors May 2010 Start transplanting late May June 2010 Transplanting Summer 2010 Tend garden September 2010 Harvest October 2010 Harvest/Attend garden tract for FFI Conference
- 15. The school garden possibility…
- 17. A local example: Winneshiek Medical Center Garden…
- 18. Farm to School: School Expectations What you’ve already accomplished Created a school based Farm to School Team that meets regularly Participated in Homegrown School Lunch Week, October 5 th -9 th Sent team members to the Regional FFI Fall Conference, on October 20 th Attended meeting today!
- 19. Farm to School: School Expectations What’s next?
- 20. What you’ll get in return…
- 21. Questions and Comments? The Pepperfield Project Rachel Wobeter AmeriCorps Intern Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative 911 South Mill St. Suite 1 Decorah, IA 52101 Email: [email protected] Phone: 563-382-2949 Flannery Cerbin AmeriCorps Intern Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative 911 South Mill St. Suite 1 Decorah, IA 52101 Email: [email protected] Phone: 563-382-2949 Contact Information: