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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

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Cooking Up Change

San Diego Unified School District Food and Nutrition Services

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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

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Our Partner Brands

We partner with leading brands of natural and sustainable foods and San Diego local companies to bring our students the best!

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Sahu Subtropicals Persimmons, Kumquats

Our Farm Partners

Mountain Meadow Mushrooms Mushrooms Stehly Farms Organics Avocados, Oranges Suzie’s Farm Radishes, Kabucha Squash Sunrise Farms Oranges, Minneolas Old Grove Orange Grapes, Oranges Go Green Agriculture Spinach, Dino Kale

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Local Procurement

To date, we have sourced over 2 million pounds of local produce

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Main vehicle for Farm to School and fresh fruits and vegetables

School Salad Bars

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Harvest of the Month

Highlights seasonal produce from local farmers Served every Wednesday on our salad bars

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Harvest of the Month Videos

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California Thursdays

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Garden to Café

Allows Food & Nutrition Services to serve garden grown produce on the school salad bar at certified schools.

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Schools that are Certified:

Elementary Schools:

Barnard Franklin Gage Grant (K-8) Jerabek Kate Sessions Kumeyaay La Jolla McGill Miramar Ranch Pacific Beach Sherman Torrey Pines Walker Washington

Middle Schools:

Montgomery Pacific Beach

High Schools:

Crawford Hoover Serra

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Steps to Become Garden to Café Certified

School must have an established garden and designated garden coordinator(s) Submit Garden to Café Protocol Garden coordinator attends Garden to Café Training (next training 10.28.15) Garden site inspection and work closely with Food Services Begin harvesting!

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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

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Farm to School Monthly Newsletter

Harvest of the Month Video Links Teacher Spotlights Teacher Resources

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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

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For more information:

Food & Nutrition Services Website: www.sandiegounified.org/food Farm to School Website: www.sandiegounified.org/farmtoschool

Instagram: SDFarmtoSchool Facebook: San Diego Unified Farm to School Twitter: SDFarmtoSchool YouTube Channel: Farm to School - San Diego Unified

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Contact information:

Ashley Cassat

Farm to School Specialist acassat@sandi.net (858) 627-7323