Slow Food USA, in partnership with Whole Kids, has developed a toolkit to help school district food services safely bring school garden produce onto the lunch line!
What is the Toolkit?
The toolkit builds off the successes and safety protocols of four school districts across the United States to provide templates and a step-by-step process to help District Food Services develop their own protocols. It is developed based on the successes of the following school districts:
- Austin Independent School District
- Chicago Public Schools
- Denver Public Schools
- San Diego Unified School District
Webinar Series
Whole Kids and Slow Food USA held a webinar series in 2018-2019 to provide technical support for the Garden to Cafeteria Toolkit. Each webinar, led by Andrew Nowak of Slow Food USA, covered a portion of the toolkit and featured special guests from school districts that have successfully launched their Garden to Cafeteria program using the toolkit.
- WEBINAR 1 – Intro to the Toolkit
- WEBINAR 2 – Building Your Garden to Cafeteria Team and Exploring Concerns
- WEBINAR 3 – Designing Your District’s Protocols
- WEBINAR 4 – How to Pay for the Produce
- WEBINAR 5 – Launching Your Garden to Cafeteria Program
Want to know more?!
- Website: Garden to Cafeteria Toolkit
- Download the toolkit
- Purchase a hard copy
