Resources
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The Lunch Box’s Resources section is the central library for all resource tools developed by The Lunch Box team and those shared by other School Food experts around the country. It is a wellspring of tools including evaluations, grant finding and writing tools, feasibility studies, case studies, Farm to School resources and more so you can consider and begin to take action to transform your school district’s food program from a highly processed to a scratch-cooking environment.
Featured Article
Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program (Revised Memo)
This revision includes updates based on the revised nutrition standards for school meals and includes questions and answers.
Why We Should Move Towards Offering Universal Access to Breakfast in Our Classrooms
Making sure kids have breakfast each day is just as important as making sure healthy, balanced meals are served at lunch time. This study shows the impact universal classroom breakfast can have on students who statistically struggle the most with learning due to under-nutrition and domestic hunger issues.
Wisconsin Food Safety Assessment for Fruits and Vegetables
Reports available here for download regarding challenges that exist for buyers, growers, distributors, and regulators.
Wisconsin School Teachers’ Perceptions About Breakfast in the Classroom 2009 Survey Findings
Woolly School Gardens
A great resource for all teachers, parents, and principals who want to teach gardening + nutrition at their school! No matter what your size or budget, there is an option for you to garden and teach nutrition, especially if you have with limited space.
Youth Farmers’ Market Handbook from Slow Food Denver and Denver Urban Gardens - with funding from LiveWell Colorado
"This manual was created by the Denver Youth Farmers’ Market (YFM) Coalition, which is
a partnership between Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), Slow Food Denver (SFD) and various
Denver Public Elementary Schools. DUG and SFD, in partnership with Learning Landscapes,
have collaborated for over a decade to deliver school garden programs to Denver
Public Schools. The Denver YFM Coalition was created in 2008 to provide a practical and
effective way to offer YFMs to all our school garden programs.
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The Denver YFM Coalition promotes opportunities for schools to bring fresh, locally grown
produce to their communities by involving youth in school gardens and markets, thereby
promoting healthy eating."
“Eat Your Colors Every Day Salad Bar and Salad Options Project” in Florida Schools (PBH Foundation)
“Enjoy these items from your school garden today: ___” Poster
Use this poster to advertise items on the cafeteria menu that came directly from your school garden!
Garden to Cafeteria and Youth Farmers’ Market Resources brought to you by:
Slow Food Denver and Denver Urban Gardens Present:
Garden To Cafeteria & Youth Farmers’ Market Workshop
Adams County Fairgrounds, Al Lesser Building
9755 Henderson Road, Brighton, CO 80640
Feb 10, 2012, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Check out these links for more information:
Denver Urban Gardens' School Garden and Nutrition Curriculum www.dug.org
Slow Food Denver's Seed To Table School Food Program www.sfdseedtotable.org
“Farm to School for parents” Webinar
THIS WEBINAR TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 (Scroll down on link to find).
This webinar was be presented by the National Farm to School Network in partnership with the National PTA.
Agenda:
1) Explanation of Farm to School and program examples: It is fine to start small
2) Advice about starting a program or moving a new program forward
- Create a month-by-month plan or one-year plan
- What can I do tomorrow?
4) Success stories:Parent-led initiatives and where they are now
“Heart and Soil”
"“Heart & Soil” is a family documentary that clips along with the pace of barefoot children and frolicking livestock. The film takes us on a journey into the rich landscape and lives of farmers in the southwest and into the bustling energy of farmer's markets and farm to school programs. The farmers are an inspiration for all of us to dig in more, grow our own, or support those who do for our personal and planetary health."