Farm to preschool workshop resources

1.
Farm
to
Preschool
Resources
Find
links
to
these
resources
at
Wisconsin
Department
of
Public
Instruction’s
“Intro
to
Farm
to
School”
page:
http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_f2sintro
Healthy
Bites:
This
guide
is
designed
to
help
early
care
and
education
professionals
address
childhood
obesity
by
focusing
on
healthy
eating,
quality
nutrition
environments,
and
strengthening
the
USDA
Child
and
Adult
Care
Food
Program
(CACFP)
meal
pattern.
It
is
based
on
current
science,
public
health
research,
and
national
recommendations.
(http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/fns/pdf/healthy_bites.pdf)
Farm
to
Preschool:
Developed
by
the
Urban
&
Environmental
Policy
Institute
at
Occidental
College,
this
website
offers
resources,
news,
and
events
specific
to
the
Farm
to
Preschool
audience.
(http://www.farmtopreschool.org/home.html)
Let’s
Move
Child
Care:
This
toolkit
is
designed
to
provide
child
care
resources
for
early
childhood
obesity
prevention.
(https://www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org/welcome.html)
National
Farm
to
School
Network,
Farm
to
Preschool:
This
section
of
the
National
Farm
to
School
Network’s
website
describes
Farm
to
Preschool
and
offers
key
resources
like
those
listed
below.
(http://www.farmtoschool.org/about/about-­‐preschool)
• Getting
Started
with
Farm
to
School
Fact
Sheet:
http://www.farmtoschool.org/Resources/Getting%20Started%20with%20F2PS.pdf
• Local
Procurement
for
Childcare
Centers
Fact
Sheet:
http://www.farmtoschool.org/Resources/Preschool%20procurment_centers%20fact%20sheet.pdf
• Local
Procurement
for
Family
Providers
Fact
Sheet:
http://www.farmtoschool.org/Resources/Preschool%20procurement_home%20fact%20sheet.pdf
UMass
Amherst,
Food
Safety
from
Farm
and
Garden
to
Preschool:
This
online
training
program
can
be
used
by
educators,
food
service
staff,
parents
and
volunteers.
Each
Unit
includes
videos,
interactive
activities
such
as
sharing
boards,
and
the
creation
of
best
practice
planning
tools.
(http://www.umass.edu/safefoodfarm2kid/)
USDA,
Farm
to
Childcare:
The
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
Farm
to
School
website
offers
a
catalog
of
Farm
to
Preschool
resources
on
their
Farm
to
Childcare
page.
(http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-­‐child-­‐care)
USDA,
Grow
It,
Try
It,
Like
It:
From
the
USDA
Team
Nutrition,
this
garden
nutrition
education
kit
for
child
care
center
staff
introduces
children
to
three
fruits
and
three
vegetables.
Each
set
of
lessons
in
the
booklet
contain:
hands-­‐on
activities,
planting
activities,
and
nutrition
education
activities.
(http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/grow-­‐it-­‐try-­‐it-­‐it)