Child Nutrition Director's Tool Kit

Farm to School Toolkit
PDF file
Table of contents
Asheville Citizen Times article - Sustenance for students is best homegrown by Joy Franklin--Page 1
Child Nutrition Directors of Western North Carolina --Page 5
Strategies for Success --Page 7
What's in Season - North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable availability-- Page 9
Why Farm to School-- Page 11
Identifying, Approaching and Understanding Institutional Food Buying for Farmers-- Page 13
Direct Marketing vs. Institutional Sales: What is the Difference-- Page 15
ASAP Promotional Materials- Farmer Profile example-- Page 17
Linking Farms with Schools: A Guide to Farm to School Programs for Schools, Farmers and Organizers -- Page 19
ATTRA Publication: Bringing Local Food to Local Institutions-- Page 41
Rethinking Finances-- Page 69
Farm to Cafeteria from a Farm Perspective-- Page 75
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Senior Meal Programs-- Page 88
Farm to Cafeteria from a Community Organizing Perspective-- Page 93
Community Food Security Coalition - Research Report on Farm to College Projects-- Page 100
Rural Cooperatives article – Sea of Greens-- Page 111
Marketing Checklist for Small Farmers-Lessons Learned from USDA Small Farm/School Meals Workshop-- Page 119
Food Service Preferences-Lessons Learned from USDA Small Farm/School Meals Workshop-- Page 121
Madison Farms Press Release - Madison Farms to School Program Connects Community-- Page 125
Our Favorite Curriculum-- Page 131
Produce availability lists - 2006
|