California Farm to School Programs

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The Community Alliance with Family Farmers' (CAFF) Farm to School initiative reconnects children with local food and agriculture in the classroom, on the farm, and in the cafeteria. CAFF is a member of the California Farm to School Task Force. The Task Force strives to expand Farm to School programs throughout the state by increasing access to nutritious foods from economically viable CA farms to all schools, communities, and homes. Farm to School programs vary and can range from farm field trips to nutrition education in school gardens to farm fresh salad bars in cafeterias. The main goal of Farm to School programs is to connect schools with local farms, while pursuing the following objectives: serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting California farmers.

We are interested in featuring your program on our California Farm to School Website (www.cafarmtoschool.org) to highlight existing programs. More attention is being paid to Farm to School by the general public, government agencies, and those wanting to start new programs. Your work is an inspiration to all of us who are building Farm to School programs in the state. We would like to direct interested folks to nearby programs that are making a difference. Please fill in the following information as best you can.

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* 1. School District(s) where your program operates:

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* 2. Program Title, if any:

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* 3. Please provide the name(s) of the school(s) that your program serves. If your program serves an entire district, provide the name of the district in the line titled "All Schools":

School Name 1

School Name 2

School Name 3

School Name 4

School Name 5

All Schools

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* 4. Please provide updated contact information for your program below:

Name:

Address:

Address 2:

City/Town:

ZIP/Postal Code:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 5. Can we publish your contact information on the cafarmtoschool.org website?

Yes

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* 6. Farm to school encompasses a variety of activities in the cafeteria and the classroom as well as education outside the classroom. If you have done any farm to school activities, please indicate which ones they are from the list below.
Check all that apply.

Purchasing food from local farmers that is served in your cafeteria

School gardens – garden based learning

Incorporating school garden produce in cafeteria or for classroom taste tests

Harvest of the Month featured in the cafeteria

Harvest of the Month curriculum in the classroom

Purchased Harvest of the Month tasting kits

Composting or other waste management programs

Conducting in-class nutrition education

In -class snacks using local products – cooking classes

Offering out-of-class learning opportunities i.e. farm and farmer market visits

Farmer visits to your classroom

Other activities

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you purchase locally grown food, how do you obtain this food?
Please check all that apply.

Do not purchase produce locally

Purchase directly from farms

Purchase directly from farmers market

Purchase from grower cooperatives

Purchase through distributors who already buy from local farms

Ask my distributor to buy from local farms and provide sourcing information

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please list your local grower or distributor sources (we would love to include them on our California Farm to School website, with their agreement):

Main source

Additional source

Additional source 2

Additional source 3

Additional source 4

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* 9. How does your program define "locally grown food"?

Other (please specify)

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* 10. On average, approximately what percentage of the produce purchased in your program is sourced locally (in dollars)?

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* 11. We would like to document the partnerships that bring together a successful farm to school program. Please indicate which agencies or organizations, if any, assisted with farm to school activities in your school and include contact information at the bottom:

Agriculture focused organizations

Cooperative extension agencies

Health or nutrition organizations

Educational institutions – universities and colleges

Parent groups

Faith-based or other religious organizations

Nonprofit organizations

State or Federal Government

Other

List names and contact information here:

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* 12. Please describe your relationship with the organizations you listed above. What are you working on and how are you working together?

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* 13. How are your farm to school activities supported financially? Funding sources might include grants, contracts and other monies received either directly by the school, or by program partners. Please check all sources you are aware of from the list below.

School or district funds

Parent groups

Federal grants

State grants

Local government funds or grants

Local tax

Private foundation grants

Individual donors

Local universities / colleges

No financial support received

Do not know of funding sources

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Describe the top three barriers to implementing your farm to school program that you would like to see addressed by the Task Force:

Barrier 1

Barrier 2

Barrier 3

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* 15. Are you evaluating the impact of your program on students, and if so, what methods are you using?

Surveys

Pre and Post Tests

Focus Groups

Interviews

No Evaluation

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 16. What did you measure (ex. student consumption of fruits and vegetables, % of locally sourced produce, economic impact on farmers, etc.) and what were the results?

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* 17. Please provide a brief description of your program (this will be posted on the CA farm to school website):

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. We look forward to being in greater contact in the next year. Please feel free to contact Diana Abellera, Farm to School Director at abellera@caff.org with any feedback or questions.

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* 1. School District(s) where your program operates:

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* 2. Program Title, if any:

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* 3. Please provide the name(s) of the school(s) that your program serves. If your program serves an entire district, provide the name of the district in the line titled "All Schools":

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* 4. Please provide updated contact information for your program below:

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* 5. Can we publish your contact information on the cafarmtoschool.org website?

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* 6. Farm to school encompasses a variety of activities in the cafeteria and the classroom as well as education outside the classroom. If you have done any farm to school activities, please indicate which ones they are from the list below.Check all that apply.

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* 7. If you purchase locally grown food, how do you obtain this food? Please check all that apply.

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* 8. Please list your local grower or distributor sources (we would love to include them on our California Farm to School website, with their agreement):

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* 9. How does your program define "locally grown food"?

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* 10. On average, approximately what percentage of the produce purchased in your program is sourced locally (in dollars)?

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* 11. We would like to document the partnerships that bring together a successful farm to school program. Please indicate which agencies or organizations, if any, assisted with farm to school activities in your school and include contact information at the bottom:

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* 12. Please describe your relationship with the organizations you listed above. What are you working on and how are you working together?

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* 13. How are your farm to school activities supported financially? Funding sources might include grants, contracts and other monies received either directly by the school, or by program partners. Please check all sources you are aware of from the list below.

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* 14. Describe the top three barriers to implementing your farm to school program that you would like to see addressed by the Task Force:

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* 15. Are you evaluating the impact of your program on students, and if so, what methods are you using?

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* 16. What did you measure (ex. student consumption of fruits and vegetables, % of locally sourced produce, economic impact on farmers, etc.) and what were the results?

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* 17. Please provide a brief description of your program (this will be posted on the CA farm to school website):

* 6. Farm to school encompasses a variety of activities in the cafeteria and the classroom as well as education outside the classroom. If you have done any farm to school activities, please indicate which ones they are from the list below.
Check all that apply.

* 7. If you purchase locally grown food, how do you obtain this food?
Please check all that apply.