Cooking Up Change San Diego Unified School District Food and Nutrition Services
San Diego Unified Food Services Second largest school district in California We serve over 275 sites in San Diego 60% of our students qualify for free or reduced priced meals Each day , we serve: 43,000 Breakfasts 65,000 Lunches 2,400 Snacks 18,000 Suppers 128,4000 total Over 22 million meals per year
Our Partner Brands We partner with leading brands of natural and sustainable foods and San Diego local companies to bring our students the best!
Our Farm Partners Sahu Subtropicals Mountain Meadow Mushrooms Stehly Farms Organics Persimmons, Kumquats Mushrooms Avocados, Oranges Suzie’s Farm Sunrise Farms Old Grove Orange Go Green Agriculture Radishes, Kabucha Squash Oranges, Minneolas Grapes, Oranges Spinach, Dino Kale
Local Procurement To date, we have sourced over 2 million pounds of local produce
School Salad Bars Main vehicle for Farm to School and fresh fruits and vegetables
Harvest of the Month Highlights seasonal produce from local farmers Served every Wednesday on our salad bars
Harvest of the Month Videos
California Thursdays
Garden to Café Allows Food & Nutrition Services to serve garden grown produce on the school salad bar at certified schools.
Schools that are Certified: High Schools: Middle Schools: Elementary Schools: Crawford Montgomery Barnard Hoover Pacific Beach Franklin Serra Gage Grant (K-8) Jerabek Kate Sessions Kumeyaay La Jolla McGill Miramar Ranch Pacific Beach Sherman Torrey Pines Walker Washington
Steps to Become Garden to Café Certified School must have an established garden and designated garden coordinator(s) Garden coordinator attends Garden to Café Training (next training 10.28.15) Submit Garden to Café Protocol Garden site inspection and work closely with Food Services Begin harvesting!
No-Cook Cooking Carts Teachers, parents and staff are • able to check these out for classroom cooking demonstrations and nutrition education lessons. Includes: blender, mixing bowls, • knives, cutting boards, etc. Email acassat@sandi.net to • reserve a cart At least 2 weeks in advance •
Farm to School Monthly Newsletter Teacher Spotlights Teacher Resources Harvest of the Month Video Links
Free Mobile Menu App Available on smart phones and tablets The App provides: – Breakfast, lunch and supper menu – Photo of each menu item – Nutrient and allergen data
For more information: Food & Nutrition Services Website: www.sandiegounified.org/food Farm to School Website: www.sandiegounified.org/farmtoschool Facebook: San Diego Unified Farm to School Twitter: SDFarmtoSchool Instagram: SDFarmtoSchool YouTube Channel: Farm to School - San Diego Unified
Contact information: Ashley Cassat Farm to School Specialist acassat@sandi.net (858) 627-7323
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