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Cultivating Your Farm to School Program
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Dr. Debra Morris, EdD, SNS
School Nutrition Director
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• Debra Morris
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Affiliation or
Financial Disclosure
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• Identify ways to promote student health by incorporating more locally grown foods in the meals served at school to support the growth of healthy eating habits
• Describe ways to increase students knowledge of where their food comes from, how it is grown, and the benefits of eating locally grown foods
• Understand the value of strengthening local economies by developing new markets for farmers and connecting students to the source of their food
Session Objectives
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Why Farm to School?
Farm to School enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers
by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and preschools
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Establishing Farm to School
Goals
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Farm to School in Jackson County
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Georgia Grown Test Kitchen
Feed My School For A Week
2020 Vision
Shake It Up
Golden Radish Award
State Initiatives
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Veggie Patch Garden Salad
Wayne Farms Roasted Chicken
Roasted Vegetables
Georgia Clay Sweet Potato
General Jackson Peach Shortcake
Lunch Is Served
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• Feed My School helps bridge the gaps in the nutritional value and quality of food served in Georgia schools, while providing more farm to cafeteria opportunities. The result is healthier students, decreased barriers in farm to cafeteria opportunities and increased awareness as students learn and experience, both educationally and nutritionally, where their food comes from.
Feed My School for A Week
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The vision for the 2020 project is to
have at least 20 percent of every meal
in every Georgia public school to be
comprised of Georgia products by the
start of the 2020 school year. In
addition, 20 percent of Georgia public
schools will be challenged to reach the
50 percent mark for their menu content.
2020 Vision
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An initiative by our Georgia School Nutrition Department to change the culture of school nutrition by focusing on three key areas; Tasty Meals, Friendly Cafeterias and Happy Schools. In Jackson County we do so with an emphasis on Farm to School.
Shake It Up
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The Golden Radish Award is given to Local Educational Agencies in Georgia who are doing extraordinary work in farm to school. The Award is presented by the Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Department of Public Health, the UGA Cooperative Extension, and Georgia Organics. The Golden Radish Award publicly recognizes school districts for all aspects of farm to school, from local food procurement to hosting taste tests and gardening with students. Recognition promotes healthy eating habits and incorporate Georgia’s great agricultural food products into our school lunchrooms.
Golden Radish Award
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School Gardens
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Working With Local Farmers
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Taste Testing
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Taste Testing
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Hands on Experiences
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Partnerships
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The Benefits of Farm to School
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At School And At Home
• Increased fruit and vegetable
consumption
• Increased school meal participation
• Increased requests for parents to
provide sampled produce at home
Students Benefit
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Expand market opportunity, income
potential
• Sell ‘surplus’ product and second
run produce
• Diversify market, help manage risk
• Increase demand and awareness
for local foods
Farmers Benefit
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• Circulates money within the
community to support the
local and state economy
• Creates more jobs
• Connects school nutrition
staff directly with food
producers to offer increased
selection of products for
school meals
Community Benefits
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Everyone Is A Winner
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Questions?
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Debra Morris
Jackson County Schools
Contact Information
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