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Making the Most of Summer’s BountySNA ANC July 11, 2016
Overview
• National Overview
» Danielle Fleury, USDA Farm to School
• State Snapshot
» Emilee Feldhausen, TX Department of Ag
• District-level Programming
» Hope Wrenn, Baltimore City Public Schools
• Resources
Farm to Summer
Local Food
Activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ousEWZujI&list=PLBccton6gOdp0d5YdliI3TtRcSDtCdmzH&index=1
Integrating Local Foods
• Part of the reimbursable meal
• Taste tests
• Cooking demonstrations
• Harvest of the Month
• Special events, kick-offs
Accompanying Activities
• Gardening
• Taste tests & demos
• Jr. Iron Chef Competitions
• Take-home recipes, recipe development
• Farm, farmer’s market, or community garden field trips
• Farmer visits
• Endless food and nutrition-based activities
Benefits of Farm to Summer
• Take advantage of peak growing season in many regions
• Expose children to a variety of products that may not be
available during the school year
• Continue enjoyment of school gardens while school is out
• Test new items and recipes for use in SBP or NSLP
• Develop consistent, year-round farm to school programming
• Provide a reliable outlet for producers
• Engage the community in agriculture-based activities at feeding
sites
E m i l e e F e l d h a u s e n
F a r m F r e s h S p e c i a l i s t
T e x a s D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e
Farm to Summer Site:
State Level Resources
Supporting Local Efforts
TEXAS SUMMER MEAL STATS (2014)
» Sponsors: 743
» Sites: 5,579
» Meals served: 24,124,440
» ADP (lunch) participation in schools: 114,062
» ADP (lunch) participation at other sites: 229,640
ONLINE
RESOURCES
SQUAREMEALS.ORG/TEXASFARMFRESH
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
PURCHASING LOCAL FOOD
» Local procurement guide
» Procurement decision tool
» Pertinent memos
» Success stories
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
FLORENCE ISD: USING ENTITLEMENT
» Seasonal summer
salads
» Light
processing
» Fresh vegetables
in summer
meals
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
PRODUCER INVOLVEMENT
» Map to locate summer meal
sites
» Selling to summer meal sites
» Overview of potential
opportunities
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
» Fresh peaches » Peas being shelled
» Ready for distribution
DALLAS ISD: FARM VISIT
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
T E X A S F A R M T O S U M M E R S I T E
O N L I N E T O O L K I T
W W W . S Q U A R E M E A L S . O R G / F A R M T O S U M M E R
SQUAREMEALS.ORG/SEASONALITYWHEEL
SQUAREMEALS.ORG/FARMFRESHNETWORK
PHYSICAL
RESOURCES
NEW FOR 2016 — OUTREACH MATERIALS
» Increase awareness
of farm to summer
site and TDA
support
» Distributed to
program sponsors
and support
organizations
NEW FOR 2016 — STATIC CLING
» Distributed to
sponsors who
indicate serving
local
» Sponsor receives
clings for sites and
display toolkit
LET’S DIG IN!
Contact information
Emilee Feldhausen, Farm Fresh Specialist
SquareMeals.org/TexasFarmFresh
Additional Resources
USDA Farm to School, Summer, Preschoolhttp://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-summer
Buying Local in Summer
Fact Sheets
Regional ContactsJerilin Nunu
MPRO
Holly PrestegaardWRO
Kristie HubbardWRO
Jenie FarinasMWRO
Alicia Rampulla NERO
Terry RodenMARO
Leisa CookSERO
Jo Ellen CollinSWRO
Katina KefalasNERO
Spotlight on Summer
Stories submitted by
state agencies,
sponsors, partners,
kids, parents describing
their farm to summer
successes
Subscribe at www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool