Farm to School Farming Presentation

Farm to School: Local Foods go to School Organic Farming Conference, La Crosse, WI February 28 th , 2009

Farm to School Local, Farm fresh produce in schools School Gardens, Composting, Recycling Nutrition Education / Experiential Learning Farm tours / Visits by farmers

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Why we need farm to school ,[object Object],Price of feeding one child school lunch during their tenure in k-12 = $6,000 Price of treating one adult for illness related to poor nutrition over the course of their life= $175,000 Farm to School = Priceless

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Who can implement Farm to School ,[object Object],students farmers chefs non-profit food groups administrators farmer organizations board members principals community members school food service staff PTA teachers parents YOU YOU YOU

Relationships Q. What’s the key to sustainability? This whole thing is about relationships. Local farmers have two distinct advantages:  Procedure - We can get fresh, high quality and safe product to the institutions in 24 hours after harvest including all the post handling procedures.  Relationship- The buyer and the grower have a real, face-to-face knowledge of one another. We must distinguish our product and ourselves and be unique. “ We are cultivating more than just food here; this is about community, this is about relationships.”

National Farm to School Network Networking Training and Technical Assistance Policy Information Services Media and Marketing

www.farmtoschool.org Debra Eschmeyer [email_address] 419-753-3412

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