melanie harris nutritional coordinator georgia department of agriculture...
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FARM TO SCHOOL IS BROADLY DEFINED AS A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS SCHOOLS (K-
12) AND LOCAL FARMS WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF SERVING HEALTHY MEALS
IN SCHOOL CAFETERIAS, IMPROVING STUDENT NUTRITION, PROVIDING
AGRICULTURE, HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND
SUPPORTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL FARMERS.
What is it again?
•NUTRITION EDUCATION• AGRICULTURE-RELATED LESSONS
AND CURRICULUM• SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY
GARDENS• FARM TOURS
• TASTE TESTING•PARENT/COMMUNITY
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS.
Yep, it’s all F2S
CAFETERIA
CLASSROOM
CULINARY EXPERIENCE
COMMUNITY
Remember the 4 C’s
What role do we at GDA play?
MISSION OF “FEED MY SCHOOL:” T H E F E E D M Y S C H O O L I N I T I AT I V E I N C R E A S E S T H E
N U T R I T I O N A L VA LU E A N D Q UA L I T Y O F F O O D I N G E O R G I A S C H O O L S A N D B R I D G E S T H E
C O M M U N I C AT I O N G A P S F R O M T H E FA R M T O T H E C A F E T E R I A , R E S U LT I N G I N H E A LT H I E R G E O R G I A
C H I L D R E N. A S T H E M I S S I O N C O N T I N U E S T O E X PA N D A N D R E A C H E V E RY S C H O O L A C R O S S T H E S TAT E ,
T H E R E W I L L B E D E C R E A S E D B A R R I E R S I N T H E FA R M T O S C H O O L E F F O R T S A N D I N C R E A S E D AWA R E N E S S
A S S T U D E N T S L E A R N A N D E X P E R I E N C E , B O T H E D U C AT I O N A L LY A N D N U T R I T I O N A L LY, W H E R E
T H E I R F O O D C O M E S F R O M .
Feed My School For a Week
Resources Provided by GDA
HELPED EACH SCHOOL PROVIDE AT LEAST 75-%100 OF ALL THE FOOD SERVED ON EACH PLATE THE WEEK OF THE PROGRAM TO BE GEORGIA GROWN.
PROVIDE TRAININGS IN FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD PREPARATION WHERE NEEDED
PROVIDE RECIPE DEVELOPMENT WHEN NEEDED
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE REQUIRED FOR THE WEEK OF THE PROGRAM
GIVE THE LOCAL NUTRITION DIRECTOR A SEASONAL CHART FOR PURCHASING
MEDIA OF THE EVENT GEORGIA GROWN MARKETING PACKETS
Educational Goals
•HOST A KICK-OFF ASSEMBLY WHERE•HOLD AT LEAST ONE GEORGIA COMMODITY “TASTE TESTING”•HOST A SCHOOL-WIDE ART CONTEST THAT PRESENTS ANY FORM OF ARTWORK CENTERED ON ANY SINGLE GEORGIA FOOD COMMODITY•DISTRIBUTE AND DISCUSS A PIECE OF LITERATURE HIGHLIGHTING AGRICULTURE
Educational Goals
•PROVIDE CLEAR IDENTIFICATION OF WHAT FOODS ARE BEING SERVED AND
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION•“WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT GEORGIA AGRICULTURE THIS WEEK…” IN AN ESSAY/SHORT STORY/ETC. CONTEST.•EACH SCHOOL IS ENCOURAGED TO SET UP THREE ADDITIONAL GOALS FOR COMPLETION
•# OF STUDENTS AFFECTED- OVER 1600•# OF STUDENTS WHO WENT ON FARM FIELD
TRIPS -700•# OF SCHOOL GARDENS - 34•# OF AG LITERATURE DISTRIBUTED- OVER 93 BOOKS (ONE TO EVERY CLASSROOM AS
WELL AS A COPY FOR EACH LIBRARY)•# OF GG MEALS AT 75-100% SERVED THROUGHOUT FMS – OVER 7,500
Last Year’s Success(Bleckley Co., Colquitt Co., Hall Co.)
Let’s Take a Look
In the Cafeteria
Labeled Food Lines
Art Contest
Art Contest
Farm Field Trips
Mini Ag Expo
Ag Education
Menu Item Tracker
Copy of Menu Item Tracker.xlsx
Farmer Bios
•CONTINUE WORKING WITH PILOT SCHOOLS
•ADD UP TO 5 NEW SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR 2012
(MADISON, BIBB, FORSYTH, CHATHAM, GRADY)
•BEGIN WEBSITE DEVOLVEMENT
•CREATE USABLE MATERIALS
Moving Forward
CONTINUED DIRECT INVOLVEMENT AND RESOURCES
AVAILABLE FROM GDA AND GDOE FOR THREE MORE
CONSECUTIVE YEARS—TOTALING 4 YEARS TOTAL INVOLVEMENT
Moving Forward
EVALUATION WILL BE PERFORMED ON LAST YEAR’S FMS PROGRAM ACROSS ALL AREAS • Procurement• Challenges associated with operating a farm to
school program• Grower relationships• Distributor relationships • Food safety concerns, • Agriculture education development• Food volume• Alternate farm to school methods when Georgia’s
foods are not in season
Moving Forward
•AIM TO FEATURE GEORGIA GROWN FOOD ITEMS FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH AT A %30-
50 AVERAGE.•SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE
ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN SERVING SOME OF THE SAME LOCAL FOOD ITEMS
ACROSS ALL LOCAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT.
•WORKING TOWARD A FARM TO SCHOOL MIND SET IN ALL SCHOOL FOOD
PURCHASING FOR EACH RESPECTIVE SYSTEM.
Moving Forward
What Roles Can UGA play?
EXTENSION-CROSS COLLABORATION OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
EDUCATIONEVALUATION STUDIESCOMMUNICATION
Resources
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
-Tony Robbins
http://www.extension.umn.edu/farm-to-school/toolkit/
http://www.farmtoschool.org/index.php
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/
Let’s play the question game…..
