This fact sheet outlines a number of additional resources for those seeking to directly purchase or raise food products for school nutrition programs.
"Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions: The Food Safety Modernization Act and its Impact on Farm to School Activities": This document includes common questions related to food safety when purchasing locally grown and raised food products directly from producers as well as food safety considerations for edible campus gardens.
Use these local school wellness policy tools and resources to bring your school community together to create strong school environments that support students’ growth, learning, and well-being.
Engage parents in school wellness using this ready-to-go communication tool. This flyer can help parents support the school wellness policy.
Use these materials to bring your school community together to create strong school environments that support students’ growth, learning, and well-being.
Engage school staff and parents in school wellness using these ready-to-go communication tools.
Explore a world of possibilities in the garden and on your plate using ten inquiry-based lessons that engage 5th and 6th graders in growing, harvesting, tasting, and learning about fruits and vegetables.
Involucre a los padres en el bienestar escolar usando esta herramienta de comunicación lista para usar. Este folleto, que forma parte del conjunto de herramientas de difusión de la política local de bienestar escolar, está diseñado para ayudar a los padres a actualizar la política de bienestar escolar y ponerla en práctica.
This eleven-lesson curriculum for 3rd and 4th grades includes bulletin board materials, veggie dice, fruit and vegetable flash cards, and ten issues of Garden Detective News for parents/caregivers.
This resource is designed to help Child and Adult Care Food Program operators provide garden-based nutrition education for children ages 3 through 5 years in family child care settings.