1. Farm to School
Farm to School

2. What is Farm to School ?
These programs connect schools with local farms with the objectives of:
Serving healthy meals in school cafeterias
Improving student nutrition
Providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime
Supporting small, local farmers
Why is it important?
Help children eat healthier, realized where food actually comes from, and it helps strengthen the local economy because money is being put back into the community. It’s a win, win all around.

3. National Examples to Follow!
These programs connect schools with local farms:
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Chicago Public Schools:
Chicago is feeding 400,000 lunches at 695 schools. If they can, we can too!

4. The Indiana Farm to School Network (IFSN) was created to grow Farm to School efforts in Indiana

5. Indiana Farm to School Network’s Organizational Structure
Program initiated in Fall 2012
Department of Education dedicated a person to oversee the program
Divided into working groups:
1.Procure ment
2.Educati on
3.Outreac h
4. F2Presch ool
To help make this vision a reality, the Indiana Farm to School Network (IFSN) serves to provide leadership and support to connect and strengthen the farm to school movement across Indiana. IFSN is comprised of a steering committee and three subgroups: education, procurement, and grant. With a fourth one, farm to preschool, recently added in January.

6. What is the Indiana Farm to School Network?
A group of individuals with a vision of an Indiana where local farms, local markets & local schools work together to create healthier kids.
With a mission of connecting family farms & schools through education, local food purchasing, and outreach.

7. What does farm to school look like in Indiana?
Success Stories: Becky Landess, North Manchester
Batesville Schools-One in a Melon Award!
View: Fencerows to Foodshed,

8. What does farm to school look like in Indiana?
IT IS HAPPENING! BE A PART OF OUR GROWING FARM TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY!

9. Across Indiana, schools are using local food items in the cafeteria

10. and students get to taste new foods

11. Students are planting school gardens and eating what they grow

12. Students are learning about local agriculture

13. and visiting local farms

14. Teachers are incorporating agriculture education in the classroom

15. High school students are learning about composting, waste management, and agriculture science

16. Hagerstown high school students are taking their classroom outdoors

17. Farm to School:
Procurement Help
Farm to School

18. Three Sources Source Local Farms Food Hubs Produce Company Suggestions
Pros/Cons
Local Farms
Use Purdue’s Map, Indiana State Department List, current relationships.
Can take more time, involves another delivery but could support a neighbor farm
Food Hubs
This Old Farm , Hoosier Harvest Market Place
These organizations aggregate only from local farms so you know the product is local. This Old Farm works to use a delivery company that you already get a delivery from to limit trucking in. Source identification a big part of the service!
Produce Company
Piazza
You may already have a relationship with a company that can provide local products!

19. Three Procurement Types
Micro Purchase
Under $3,000. Give Local purchasing a try!
Informal Bid
Under $150,000 Three bids and a buy. Send to three Local Food Hubs/farmers to encourage local procurement.
Formal Bid
Over $150,000 Won’t it be great when your formal bid has language in it to encourage local procurement.

20.  X Supplier Name: Supplier A: This Old Farm
Supplier B: Piazza Produce
Supplier C: Hoosier Harvest Market
Items to be Purchased:
Product specifications
Delivery Frequency: Delivery, one site on October 12th
Bid will be honored for: month of October
Quantity estimated to be purchased
Unit Price
Extended Price (Quantity x Unit Price)
*BS
()
Kale, fresh, untrimmed, 1.5lb bags
1,000 bags (1.5#)
$3.31
$3,310 
$3.25
$3,250 X
$4.10
$4,100
Total:
*Bidder Selected (BS)
*Bidder Selected (BS); school can award all items to one bidder (lowest total price) and meet product and delivery specifications. School need to tell the bidders which option they will use for awarding the purchase when they are asking for pricing.
Method of contact: Phone, Fax, or In Person
Fax
Phone
In Person
Name of person providing bid:
This Old Farm
Piazza Produce
Hoosier Harvest Market
Date contacted:
September 4, 2015; ed Jessica – Price attached via
September 4, 2015; ed Rachel – Price attached via
September 4, 2015; Called Michael Morrow – Price received over phone
Additional Notes:
Worked with Jessica Smith at , and
Worked with Rachel Miller at and Best overall pricing and meets product and delivery specifications.
Worked with Michael Morrow at , and
Signature of person completing this form: Sam Anderson
Date: September 11, 2015

21. Indiana’s Farm to School Toolkit

22. USDA Local Procurement Guide for Schools

23. RESOURCES www.farmtoschool.org www.doe.in.gov/nutrition/farm-school
National Farm to School
Indiana Department of Education
IFSN encourages schools to discuss with their distributers about local produce availability and to make close connections with local producers in their communities.  To help you get started with farm to school, the Indiana Department of Education Farm to School page, as well as, the NFSN has numerous helpful resources.

24. Farm to School Market or Farm Production?
Which came first……………
Chicken or egg?
Farm to School Market or Farm Production?
Time to stand up!

25. Contact me for Questions Jessica Smith jessica@thisoldfarminc.com
Indiana is a rural state with many wonderful, vibrant farm to school happenings. IFSN wants to hear your farm to school activities.  Please Maggie with any success stories you may want to share!
Contact me for Questions
Jessica Smith