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Erin Primer, CDM, CFPP Director of Food Services
Erin Primer, CDM, CFPP Director of Food Services 10 Elementary - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Erin Primer, CDM, CFPP Director of Food Services 10 Elementary - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Erin Primer, CDM, CFPP Director of Food Services 10 Elementary Schools 2 Middle Schools 2 High Schools 1 Continuation School 1 Adult School "We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and
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10 Elementary Schools 2 Middle Schools 2 High Schools 1 Continuation School 1 Adult School
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"We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture."
- Alice Waters
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Working collectively, schools can help create enough demand to support sustainable regional agriculture.
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PARTNERSHIPS
SLCUSD maintains partnerships with a variety of vendors to ensure the diverse needs of our students are met.
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Pacific Coast Highway
WHERE FLAVOR, FARMERS, FINANCING COLLIDE
Pictured, ancient grains, beans, and edible pollens growing at Kandarian Farms in Los Osos. PHOTOS BY HAYLEY THOMAS CAIN
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Carnitas Burrito Bowl with Cilantro Lime Farro (Top) & Farro Side Salad (left)
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School meals are a big opportunity for positive change.
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Local, Grass-Fed Beef
Better Burgers!
Blending the rules with local beef, local mushrooms and local bread!
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"Judge each day, not by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant"
- Robert Louis Stevenson
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Stronger Local Economy
In many schools, improved meals have led to higher participation and increased income. When meals use food grown locally, local jobs are created and more money remains in the community.
Greener Environment
Freshly prepared school meals can reduce the need for processed foods, minimize wasteful packaging, shorten the distance food is shipped, and create incentives for healthier agricultural practices.
What Are the Benefits of Healthy, Freshly Prepared, Locally Sourced School Meals?
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$1= $1.86
Every dollar spent locally equals $1.86 added to the economy.
Ecotrust
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Serving good food to kids increases participation and drives revenue.
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SLCUSD Fiscal Performance
School Year 2015-16:
Reliance on Cheap, Easy, Processed, Packaged Foods Department Loss -$300,000 decline in participation
School Year 2016-17:
Focus on real, good, Freshly Prepared foods Increase in participation at all school sites (50% at some sites on CA TH!) Projected annual loss less than $100k this year!
We expect to be back in the black next school year!
March Winners of the Barilla Pasta Day Giveaway Contest!
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H.R.1241
American Food for American Schools
Support American Food for American Schools and help ensure that taxpayer dollars are used to provide school children the nutritious, domestically produced food that they deserve.
Support American Agriculture Ensure Food Safety Clear Procurement Sourcing Waiver to Purchase Foreign Product
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Photo Credits
Images courtesy of:
The San Luis Obispo County Tribune The Larder Meat Co. The Center for Ecoliteracy Erin Primer HAYLEY THOMAS CAIN Glean SLO San Luis Coastal Unified The Berry MAn Jeremiah O’Brien