Adirondack Farm to School Initiative Presentation to Lake Placid School Board August 2013.
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Transcript of Adirondack Farm to School Initiative Presentation to Lake Placid School Board August 2013.
Adirondack Farm to School Initiative
Presentation to Lake PlacidSchool BoardAugust 2013
Initiative Goals• 15% local food in K-12 schools by 2015• Connecting School Gardens and Cafeterias• Obtaining grants to support • School gardens • Cafeteria infrastructure for local food preparation• Education events
15% Local Produce by 2015
Challenges• Access to processing
and distribution• Price comparisons• Cafeteria time
constraints, staff development and equipment
Opportunities• Processing and distribution• Purdy and Sons = regional food
distributor, Rulf’s Orchard, Byrne Dairy, Cabot Cheese, Agribusiness Development Kitchen (ADK) Paul Smiths College
• Price comparisons• (Carrots, Head Lettuce, Broccoli,
Butternut Squash, Green Beans) are cost competitive now
• Cafeteria Constraints• USDA Farm to School Grants
Connecting School Gardens to Cafeterias
Challenges• Disconnect between
cafeteria and students• Summer maintenance of
school gardens• Harvesting and
processing
Opportunities• Educational
• Practical skill development• Inquiry Based Experiential learning• Core Curriculum opportunities• Sustainability – best practices • Field trips
• College Outreach Opportunities• Food Summit Support
• Healthy Habits• Ownership – Food impact on health
outcomes• Carbon footprint reduction
• Parent and Community Outreach
Producer Survey Results
Farmers in Franklin, Essex, and Clinton counties were surveyed in June and July of 2013. Survey established by the North Country Healthy Heart Network and distributed by Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Price Comparisons
Local/Purdy's QuandtsCalifornia blend $24.90 $15.78Butternut squash $29.25 $22.95Green beans $15.25 $24.90Carrots $15.35 $16.50Corn $22.90 $15.84Broccoli $23.90 $20.27
Long-term Price ComparisonCrop Current Price for year’s
supplyLocal Price for year’s supply
Carrots $1143.05 (Baby) $990 (whole, washed)
Potatoes $104.39 $440.00
Head Lettuce $407.10 $442.50
Baby Spinach $17.44 $20.00
Based on actual prices and quantities in the 2012-2013 school year and on current prices and availability as reported by local farmers.
Adirondack Farm to School Initiative begins with party
at Petrova SchoolAdirondack Daily Enterprise, June 5, 2013
Eating healthy: Petrova hosts ‘Farm to School’ Initiative
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 8, 2013“If Thursday's party at the Petrova School is any indication of how the Adirondack Farm to School Initiative will be received in the near future, area students will be eating a lot healthier with local farms paving the way.”-Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Shipman Youth Center Garden at Lake Placid High School and educational field trip to
Fledgling Crow Farm