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A Look at Illinois Agriculture Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

A one pager with key facts about Illinois Agriculture

Action Strategies Toolkit Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Fri, May 1st, 2009

Working in close collaboration with 11 influential policy-maker organizations, Leadership for Healthy Communities developed this toolkit to equip state, municipal, county and school leaders with promising and evidence-based policy approaches designed to improve children's health and reduce childhood obesity. This comprehensive resource includes strategies in 10 policy areas, lists of key stakeholders, tips on how to start programs, and examples of policies that states and communities have implemented successfully. It is prefaced with an unequivocal leadership statement signed by executive directors from each of the 11 participating policy-maker organizations.This statement underscores the organizations' recognition that childhood obesity is a national problem and reflects their commitment to work collaboratively across levels of government to build healthier communities.

Agriculture Every Day Various

Wed, Nov 30th, -0001

Agriculture Every Day wasa monthly web magazine, published in 2003, that highlighted the many ways the MDA and the state's agriculture industry enrich the lives of the people of Michigan.

Best Practices Manual Project PA

Wed, Nov 30th, -0001

Project PA: Best Practices Manual

Comfoodnet Virtual Farmers Market

Mon, Jan 1st, 2007

An innovative, web-based approach to supplying locally grown fruits and vegetables to schools, institutions and businesses in the ComFoodNET operating region...a one-stop shop for local growers to list currently available crops and for food service buyers to purchase the best of the fresh from local farms.

Connecticut Farm Map

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

Visit Connecticut's farms, courtesy of a new Connecticut Farm Map. This colored, full-scale road map lists by category, 222 farm businesses with detailed directions to their establishments and brief descriptions of their business. It includes Ag-Tourism, Farmers' Markets, Christmas trees, Pick-Your-Own, Orchards, Maple Syrup and many others. The map also contains information on Connecticut agricultural statistics, Farmers' Markets, Cooperative Extension offices and Department of Agriculture contacts. This map is both entertaining and educational and points to the diversity of our state's agriculture and of its importance as a destination attraction. The map is distributed at Extension offices, tourism centers and farm stands.

Dairy Facts!

Mon, Jan 1st, 1996

Dairy Facts from the farm to you!

Farm to School Everywhere! Debra Eschmeyer

Wed, May 19th, 2010

Food Stamp Use Linked To Weight Gain, Study Finds

Wed, Aug 12th, 2009

Researchers found that the average user of food stamps had a Body Mass Index (BMI) 1.15 points higher than non-users. The link between food stamps and higher weight was almost entirely based on women users, who averaged 1.24 points higher BMI than those not in the program, the study found. For an average American woman, this would mean an increase in weight of 5.8 pounds.

Fresh, Healthy and Safe Food: Best Practices for Using Produce from School Gardens National Farm to School Network

Thu, Jan 29th, 2009

From Farms to Schools Fundraiser 2009 Final Report Aubree Durfey

Tue, Dec 1st, 2009

Elementary students peddling lentils and winter squash door to door? Third-graders advocating for the benefits of eating locally-produced food? Such scenes became reality as six area elementary schools participated in the 2009 From Farms to Schools Fundraising Program. Gallatin Valley Farm to School administered the second annual offering of this “alternative school fundraising program” and, while doing so, addressed the Gallatin Valley’s desire to support Montana farmers, help local schools, and purchase beautiful holiday gifts for friends and family. The fundraising program, offered at Irving, Hawthorne, Gallatin Gateway, Whittier, Morning Star and Longfellow elementary schools, was a squashing success with total sales of $37,700 – forty percent of which goes to support a host of valuable school programs! This report provides the resources, tools, and information used in the fundraiser. Gallatin Valley Farm to School along with Montana Team Nutrition, encourages others to use this model as a healthier alternative to school fundraising.

Georgia Organics Farm to School video Georgia Organics (created by Anthony-Masterson Photography)

Mon, Mar 30th, 2009

Check out the new "Farm to School" Video from Georgia Organics to learn more about the "4 C's" involved in this program - Classroom, Cafeteria, Culinary, and Community. Features Mendez Foundation's Seeds of Nutrition Program.

Guide to Healthy Vending Machines Alabama Department of Public Health

Mon, Jan 1st, 2007

Alabama Department of Public Health: Guide to Healthy Vending Machines

Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide University of Illinois Extension

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

K-12 School Garden Projects in Montana Mary Stein, MS and Juli Louttit, BS, Program Assistant for MT Team Nutrition Program

Tue, Dec 1st, 2009

This document lists and describes approximately forty school garden projects in Montana.

Kids Gardening Resources

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

Kids Gardening Resources from University of Illinois Extension

Legislative History Related to Farm to School USDA

Fri, Mar 12th, 2010

Lunch Lessons: Changing the way we feed our children Chef Ann Cooper

Wed, Nov 30th, -0001

Massachusetts Schools That Purchased Locally Grown Foods During '08-'09 School Year Massachusetts Farm to School Project

Wed, Jun 16th, 2010

Massachussetts Farm to School Cookbook Amy Cotler

Fri, Dec 1st, 2006

The cookbook features 45 easy-to-follow recipes using Massachusetts crop, including value added produce such as peeled butternut squash and sliced carrots. - Easy to prep recipes using dormant seasonal crop, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and butternut squash - Recipes have been school tested by Food Service Directors, cooks, and students in the schools themselves and designed for 50 to 100 servings. - Nutritional analysis for each recipe- Contacts for accessing farm produce- Kid’s favorites include: Brown Rice Pilaf with Carrots, Chinese Green Beans, Tropical Cole Slaw and Garlic Mashed New Potatoes

National Farm to School Network Accomplishments since 2007

Mon, May 10th, 2010

The National Farm to School Network has grown in depth and breadth since 2007. Check out our list of accomplishments!

National Farm to School Network Contact Sheet National Farm to School Network

Wed, May 19th, 2010

This one pager provides an overview of the National Farm to School Network and who and how to contact us.

Oklahoma Food Cooperative Website

Wed, Nov 30th, -0001

We're a grassroots network uniting Oklahoma folks interested in sustainably produced, locally grown food. We bring the farmer's market to your front door. Our goal is a business that is environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially just.

Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Website

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

The Oregon Department of Education has a new Farm To School and School Garden Web page - http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=62.

Practical Farms of Iowa Website

Wed, Nov 30th, -0001

PFI research and development projects have resulted in a wide range of reports, publications and videos that you may find useful. We also offer links to a number of related organizations and the resources they have available.

Proposed Rule on Geographic Preference USDA

Wed, Jun 2nd, 2010

Publications on WA Farm to School Programs

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

Farm to School Publications from the WSDA Small Farms and Direct Marketing Program.

Resources for Farm to School Champions Center for Food & Justice

Sat, Sep 1st, 2007

This Farm to School resource primer is a great one-pager linking you to materials and organizations that can help you implement and sustain your farm to school program.

Sample letter for comments on Geographic Preference National Farm to School Network

Wed, Jun 2nd, 2010

Succession and Enterprise Adaptation at the Rural Urban Interface Shoshanah Inwood and Jeff S. Sharp

Mon, Jun 1st, 2009

To find out the succession strategies of farms near urban areas, Shoshanah Inwood, a research associate with the Social Responsibility Initiative in Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences interviewed farm families located near Columbus, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Succession and Enterprise Adaptation at the Rural Urban Interface (PDF/581KB) describes four types of strategies being used to keep farms viable. Click here for an article about this report.

The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Website The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Wed, Nov 30th, -0001

The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture provides links to groups doing work related to farm to school and sustainable agriculture.

The School Nutrition Operations Report: The State of School Nutrition 2009 School Nutrition Association

Tue, Jun 30th, 2009

The School Nutrition Operations Report: The State of School Nutrition 2009 , to be released June 30th, benchmarks detailed information on operational issues of school nutrition programs and policies including participation rates, meal charges, trends in food offerings, food safety, procurement, lunch periods, payment systems and more!

Urban Agriculture in Providence: Growing Our Community by Growing Good Food Urban Agriculture Policy Task Force

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

What Can USDA Do? One Tray Team

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009

This document is a ten-point roadmap for national coordination between government at all levels and partners promoting Farm to School and sustainable procurement practices developed by the National Farm to School Network, Community Food Security Coalition, and School Food FOCUS.

Why Schools Should Serve Locally-Grown Foods Essay Contest Winners

Thu, Dec 1st, -0001

This essay contest is designed in include young people in a thoughtful discussion of solutions and current challenges facing farmers and consumers in our food system. The winning essays will focus on the issues and potential benefits involved in forming an Oklahoma Farm-to- School program in an individual school and/or statewide in many schools.