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- 1. Farm to School: Local Foods go to School Organic Farming Conference, La Crosse, WI February 28 th , 2009
- 2. Farm to School Local, Farm fresh produce in schools School Gardens, Composting, Recycling Nutrition Education / Experiential Learning Farm tours / Visits by farmers
- 6. Why we need Farm to School
- 11. How you do Farm to School
- 15. Relationships Q. What’s the key to sustainability? This whole thing is about relationships. Local farmers have two distinct advantages: Procedure - We can get fresh, high quality and safe product to the institutions in 24 hours after harvest including all the post handling procedures. Relationship- The buyer and the grower have a real, face-to-face knowledge of one another. We must distinguish our product and ourselves and be unique. “ We are cultivating more than just food here; this is about community, this is about relationships.”
- 16. National Farm to School Network Networking Training and Technical Assistance Policy Information Services Media and Marketing
- 18. www.farmtoschool.org Debra Eschmeyer [email_address] 419-753-3412