denver public schools garden to cafeteria program shawnee adelson denver urban gardens
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DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS GARDEN TO CAFETERIA PROGRAMShawnee Adelson
Denver Urban Gardens
Denver School Garden Coalition
• Partners: Denver Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens, Slow Food Denver
Getting Involved
• Register with DPS
• Attend training held by DPS, DUG and SFD
• Contact Kitchen Manager
• Recruit students/class to participate
Trainings• Held in August in tandem with youth farmers’ market
trainings• Make sure all paperwork is filled out• Review protocols• Pick up baskets
GTC Materials
• Harvest Baskets
• Scale
• Recording Sheet
GTC Harvest Day: Preparation
• Touch base with kitchen
• Gather materials
• Survey garden
GTC Harvest Day: Work with Students
• Gather students• Sick?• Hands washed?
• Harvest• Rinse large visible dirt• Weigh• Record• Bring to kitchen
GTC Harvest Day: In the Kitchen
• Wash
• Refrigerate for 24 hours
• Need to be below 41°F
• Add to salad bar
• Payment
GTC Payment
• DPS records the harvest totals each week
• Wholesale prices for the produce are recorded from vendor
• At the end of the season, once harvest totals are verified, DPS writes checks to each garden program based upon the wholesale prices
Community Gardeners
• School-based community gardens managed by DUG
• Community gardeners can participate• Harvest with the students or mark what is to be harvested• Donation
GTC Data (2010-2013)
• 26 schools
• $5,194.60 sold
• 4,457 pounds sold
Current GTC Programs
• Denver Public Schools Program
• JeffCo Public Schools Program
• Littleton Public Schools