quantifying the impact of farm to school

2. Circle the drink that is healthier for you.

3. Circle the food that helps you grow strong and healthy.

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24. These pictures tell the story of where corn comes from and how it gets to us. But the pictures are all mixed up! Can you put the pictures in order and tell me the story?

*

1,2,3,4,5

5,4,3,2,1

3,4,5,2,1

3,5,4,1,2

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24.

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6. What size has the financial impact on your business been?

*

Very small

Small

Medium

Large

Very large

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2. What benefits, if any, has Food from the Farm provided for your business?

3. What benefits, if any, has Food from the Farm provided for you personally?

4. What interests you about providing local foods to schools?

5. What type of financial impact has Food from the Farm had on your business?

*

*

*

*

No impact

Positive impact

Negative impact

Food from the Farm: Teacher Spring Survey




6. Do you eat 2 or more vegetables at your main meal?

Fruit and Vegetable Checklist

*

No

Yes, sometimes

Yes, often

Yes, everyday

Some





2. How many servings of fruit do you eat each day?


*

0

1

2

3

4

5 or more

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4. Do you eat more than one kind of vegetable each day?


*

No

Yes, sometimes

Yes, often

Yes, always





9. I feel that I can...

Fruit and Vegetable Inventory

* AgreeNeither agree nor disagree

Disagree

eat fruit or vegetables as

snacks.

buy more vegetables the

next time I shop.

plan meals or snacks with

more fruit during the next

week.

eat two or more servings of

vegetables at dinner.

plan meals with more

vegetables during the next

week.

add extra vegetables to

casseroles and stews.

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3. In the last three weeks, would you say the following statements were never, rarely,

sometimes, often, very often, or almost always true of this child . . .

Student Behavior Survey

*Never

Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often Almost Always

Concentrates

Is friendly

Pays attention

Breaks rules

Is liked by classmates

Doesn't get along with

others

Works hard

Harms others

Shows empathy &

compassion for others'

feelings

Gets angry when provoked

by other children

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4. In the last three weeks, would you say the following statements were never, rarely, sometimes, often, very often, or almost always true of this child . . .

Student Behavior Survey

*

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often Almost AlwaysStays on task Yells at others Is easily distracted Is rejected by classmates Fights Lies Has many friends Harms property Completes assignments Teases classmates Learns up to ability

Food from the Farm: Parent Spring Survey






*

No

Yes, sometimes

Yes, often

Yes, everyday







*

0

1

2

3

4

5 or more

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*

No

Yes, sometimes

Yes, often

Yes, always








Disagree


snacks.


next time I shop.



week.





week.







24. How important is it to you to buy locally grown fruits or vegetables?

25. Check the foods that are locally grown in Missouri:

26. How confident are you in knowing where to buy locally grown fruits or vegetables?

Local Foods

*

*

*

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

Bananas

Pumpkins

Oranges

Apples

Strawberries

Sweet potatoes

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not confident


Since your child became a part of Food from the Farm at the beginning of the school year:

39. Have you increased the amount of fruit that you have at home?

40. Have you increased the variety of fruit that you have at home (buying different kinds

of fruit)?

41. Have you increased the amount of vegetables that you have at home?

42. Have you increased the variety of vegetables that you have at home (buying different

kinds of vegetables)?

43. Have you increased the amount of locally grown fruits or vegetables that you

purchase?

Since the beginning of the school year...

*

*

*

*

*

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Food from the Farm: Food Service Spring Survey




23. Think of your job in general. All in all, what is it like most of the time?

For each word or phrase below, select:

“Yes” if it describes your job

“No” if it does not describe it

“?” if you cannot decide

Your Job in General

*

Yes

No

?

Good

Undesirable

Better than most

Disagreeable

Makes me content

Excellent

Enjoyable

Poor







*

0

1

2

3

4

5 or more








Disagree


snacks.


next time I shop.



week.





week.










Local Foods

*

*

*

Very important

Somewhat im

portant

Not im

portant

Bananas

Pumpkins

Oranges

Apples

Strawberries

Sweet potatoes

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not confident





25. How much time did you spend preparing the kindergarten tastings each week?

26. How easy has it been for you to prepare the tastings?

Food from the Farm Tastings

*

*

I did not prep the tastings

10 minutes or less

20 minutes

30 minutes

40 minutes

50 minutes

1 hour or more

I did not prep the tastings

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

AbridgedJob in

General

How does program participation a�ect job satisfaction?

How easy was it to implement the program and what were its impacts?

How easy was it to implement the program and what were its impacts?

Fruit & VegetableInventory

FarmerSurvey

PhotoRecords

Does program participation increase fruit & vegetable intake?

Fruit & VegetableChecklist

QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF FARM TO SCHOOL (IN ONE DENSELY PACKED POSTER)

ParentQuestionnaire

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VALIDATED

Does program participation increase amount & variety of fruits & vegetables at home?

Does program participation increase purchases of local fruits & vegetables?

Does program participation improve knowledge & attitudes about local foods?



Since you started participating in Food from the Farm:



of fruit)?





purchase?

22. If yes, by how much per month?

Availability and Accessibility

*

*

*

*

*

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No


23. How much time per week did you spend discussing the tastings and/or prepping and teaching the Food from the Farm lessons? (Please select a range.)

24. How easy has it been for you to implement Food from the Farm in your classroom?

25. How valuable do you think Food from the Farm has been to your class?

Program Ease of Use

*

At least

Up to

*

*

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

Very valuable

Somewhat valuable

Not very valuable

Not valuable at all


26. What changes have you seen in your students' skills, knowledge and attitudes

towards food, farms and healthy eating?

27. What are examples of how you know students are more aware, more engaged, and

consuming more healthy and local foods?

28. If you had tastings in your classroom, what has been the impact of the tastings on your

students? The school food service? School cafeteria offerings?

Program Impacts

*

*










Local Foods

*

*

*

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

Bananas

Pumpkins

Oranges

Apples

Strawberries

Sweet potatoes

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not confident

TeacherQuestionnaire

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VALIDATEDDoes program participation increase amount & variety of fruits & vegetables at home?










*

No

Yes, sometimes

Yes, often

Yes, everyday

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*

No

Yes, sometimes

Yes, often

Yes, always


28. What changes have you seen in your students' skills, knowledge and attitudes

towards food, farms and healthy eating?

29. What are examples of how you know students are more aware, more engaged, and

consuming more healthy and local foods?

30. If you had tastings in your school, what has been the impact of the tastings on your

students? The school food service? School cafeteria offerings?

Program Impacts

*

*

*



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Does program participation increase amount & variety of fruits & vegetables at home?

What benefits does the program provide for the the farmer professionally and personally?

Attendance records

Does program participation improve student attendance?

Does program participation decrease plate waste?



How does program participation a�ect the farm financially?

HedonicsPreference

Test

Does program participation increase fruit & vegetable preference & willingness to try new foods?

I like it a lot! I like it a little bit. I don’t like it yet.

StudentKnowledgeAssessment

Does program participation increase knowledge of healthy foods & where food comes from?

PhotoRecords

Does program participation increase fruit & vegetable intake at school?


34. How often does your child ask you to buy vegetables when you shop?

35. How often do you serve vegetables with your child’s meals at home?

36. How often is your child excited about eating vegetables?

37. How often does your child refuse to eat vegetables?

38. Do you believe you can influence the amount of vegetables your child eats every

day?

Vegetables

*

*

*

*

*

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Yes

No

Maybe





29. How often does your child ask you to buy fruit when you shop?

30. How often do you serve fruit with your child’s meals at home?

31. How often is your child excited about eating fruit?

32. How often does your child refuse to eat fruit?

33. Do you believe that you can influence the amount of fruit your child eats every day?

Fruit

*

*

*

*

*

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Always

Often

Once in a while

Never

Yes

No

Maybe

ParentQuestionnaire

Does program participation increase fruit & vegetable intake at home?

TOCAChecklist

Entire Research Team:

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Does program participation improve student behavior?


Since you started participating in Food from the Farm:



of fruit)?





purchase?

22. If yes, by how much per month?

Availability and Accessibility

*

*

*

*

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

FoodService

Questionnaire

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VALIDATED

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from the

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FOOD SERVICE STAFF

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