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School food procurement
The document discusses defining and implementing a geographic preference for procuring local foods in school districts, including determining a definition for "local", setting preference points for local producers, and presenting the recommendation to the school wellness team and board for approval. It provides examples of eligible and ineligible products under geographic preference and an example of how preference points could impact an apple procurement bid.
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- 1. Teresa Wiemerslage Iowa StateUniversity Extension Communications and Program Coordinator NIFF Coalition Coordinator wiemer@iastate.edu (563) 794-0599
- 2. “Why don’t we growour own food in the American Heartland?”
- 3. NE Iowa Food& Farm Coalition Food System Support Team Child Nutrition Programs Procurement Overview
- 4. Why Local? Defining Local for YourSchool FFI Youth 4-H Team ICN January 18, 2012
- 5. Local Food isGood For… • You • Your Family • Community and School • Farmers • Environment What we eat matters…
- 6. 1. Apples 15 Foods… 2. Bell peppers that can be grown in 3. Broccoli northeast Iowa at a price 4. Cabbage similar to conventional 5. Carrots 6. Cauliflower school food sources. 7. Cucumbers 8. Melon: muskmelon Local prices were based 9. Melon: honeydew on in-season prices on 10. Melon: watermelon produce grown in the field. 11. Radishes 12. Summer squash 13. Tomatoes (slicing) Source: NE IA Food Service survey, 2010. 14. Tomatoes (cherry) 15. Winter squash
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- 8. Question What is yourdefinition of “local”?
- 10. Strategy A Ensure thatschool district policies & practices support healthy living of children, families and community members Policy and System Change Target – Procurement policy allows for geographic preference of local foods in schools Activities to support change in target: • Farm to School program • Home Grown Lunch Week • Food Service workshops • Producers contracts • K-3 Curriculum taught by high school students • School gardens
- 13. What is Procurement? •Generally,it is the process of purchasing goods or services. Most important principle = COMPETITION • FREE AND OPEN competition. All suppliers are on the same level playing field and have the same opportunities for that business.
- 14. Why is CompetitionImportant? • Allows for best: •Cost of products and services •Quality of products and services •Important: Procurement procedures may never unduly restrict or eliminate competition.
- 15. Procurement Methods • Informalprocurement •Small purchase threshold •Under $100,000 •Formal Procurement •Competitive Sealed Bidding •Competitive Negotiation •Examples: milk, bread
- 17. Question Why do youthink a local farmer may need an advantage in bidding to a school?
- 18. Geographic Preference 2008 FarmBill amended the National School Lunch Act to allow institutions receiving funds through the Child Nutrition Programs to apply a geographic preference when procuring unprocessed locally grown or locally raised agriculture products. •Local = Discretion left to the institution responsible for procurement •Unprocessed = only those agricultural products that retain their inherent character
- 19. Cooling “Unprocessed” Refrigerating/freezing Drying/dehydration means only those Washing Packaging agricultural products that Butchering livestock, fish and retain their inherent poultry Pasteurization of milk character. The effects of the following handling and Size adjustment through size preservation techniques reduction made by: Peeling shall not be considered as Slicing, dicing processing: Cutting, chopping, grinding Shucking
- 20. Eligible for GeoPreference? (Processed or Unprocessed?) Sweet corn on the cob Geo. preference Local Apples Geo. Preference Local Yogurt Not Geo. Preference Local Jam and jellies Not Geo. Preference Local Honey Geo. Preference Local Chicken Geo. Preference Schools can still purchase!
- 21. Using Geographic Preference Twosteps: 1. Schools define local. 2. Define Preference points • Percentage • Cents/pound • Points
- 22. EXAMPLE ProductSpec: APPLES, FRESH: to be packed to US No.1 or higher standard. Any crisp variety; 125 count minimum. (40 lb case). Five, 125 ct boxes needed weekly for 16 weeks, Aug 29-Dec 15. Geo. Pref.: 100 miles and 10 cents/lb. Bidder 1 Bidder 2 Bidder 3 (Distributor) (Grocery Store) (Orchard) Price $25.00/case $26.00 $27.00 $0.625 $0.65 $0.675 Meets Geo Pref No No Yes Final Price $0.625 $0.65 $0.575
- 23. Geographic Preference •Handout 5.Survey •South Winneshiek •Oelwein •Valley •North Winneshiek •Central • Riceville •North Fayette •Turkey Valley •St. Joseph
- 24. Implementing Geographic Preference inNE Iowa 1. Define “Local” (TODAY) 2. SFA defines preference points 3. Present to School Wellness Team 4. Take recommendation to School Board
- 25. Geographic Preference •Handout 6.Map with 50 miles and 100 miles. •Handout 7. Map with 250 miles. •Handout 8. Farms selling to schools
- 26. Step 1. DefineLocal Ask your food service: What local foods does your school serve? What farmers supply local foods to your school? What would be a good definition of local for your school district? Discuss the pros and cons of each definition. · Your county? · Your county and surrounding counties? · 50 mile radius? · 100 mile radius? · 250 mile radius? · Your state?
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- 28. What’s Next? 1. Define“Local” (TODAY) 2. SFA defines preference points 3. Present to School Wellness Team Take It Further: 4. Take recommendation to School Board
Editor's Notes
- #7 Source: NE IA Food Service survey, 2010. 15 foods Table 3. Foods that can be grown in northeast Iowa at a price similar to conventional school food sources. Local prices were based on in-season prices on produce grown in the field vs. high tunnel or greenhouse production.
- #10 Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. ..Key messages of the FFI:It’s about people working together to create vibrant communities where the healthy choice is the easy choice. The healthy choice means that every day all people in NE Iowa have access to healthy, locally grown foods and abundant opportunities for physical activity and play.
- #14 Ensures school food service receives best…Important to remember.
- #15 Ensures school food service receives best…Important to remember.
- #16 Important for schools, farmers and everyone in farm toschool have a basic grasp of procurement . Sound procurement benefits all partites.
- #19 Including gc provides favor or extra weight for those products
- #20 Cooling, refrigerating, freezing; size adjustment through size reduction made by peeling, slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping, shucking, and grinding; drying/dehydration; washing; the application of high water pressure or ―cold pasteurization‖; packaging (such as placing eggs in cartons) and vacuum packing and bagging (such as placing vegetables in bags); butchering livestock, fish and poultry; and the pasteurization of milk.
- #22 Including gc provides favor or extra weight for those products