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Arkansas Farm to School Toolkit Training Jenna D. Rhodes, MA, MPS, MPH Program Manager, Access to Healthy Foods Research Group Taylor Groby, BS Arkansas Farm to School Program Coordinator 8:30 AM 9:00 AM INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEW Name

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Arkansas Farm to School Toolkit Training

Jenna D. Rhodes, MA, MPS, MPH Program Manager, Access to Healthy Foods Research Group Taylor Groby, BS Arkansas Farm to School Program Coordinator

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INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEW

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

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Name Tents

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Who is in the room?

  • Please tell us:

– Name – Organization – Role – Level of experience with farm to school – How you define farm to school – What you are most hoping to get out of the training

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Thank You

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Toolkit Tour

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Toolkit Tour

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FARM TO SCHOOL 101: PROCUREMENT, EDUCATION, GARDENS

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

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Access to Healthy Foods Research Group (ATHF RG)

  • Directed by Emily English, DrPH, MPS
  • The mission of the ATHF RG is to build evidence, capacity,

and support for an equitable food system that fosters the health and wellness of children, families, and communities in Arkansas. The work of the ATHF RG focuses on the development, delivery, and evaluation of individual and environmental-level interventions such as farm to school, school and community gardens, and support for increased local and healthy food production, distribution, and consumption.

  • Based at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, Little Rock,

Arkansas

  • Also a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical

Sciences, Department of Pediatrics

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Consumption

  • Half of adults and kids consume a sugar-

sweetened beverage every day

  • 90% of Americans consume too much sodium
  • 49.4% of adolescents in

Arkansas report consuming less than one fruit per day

  • 43.2% of adolescents in

Arkansas report consuming less than one vegetable per day

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Dietary Guidelines

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Consequences of Poor Nutrition

  • Fatigue, stress, emotional resiliency
  • Diminished brain and body function
  • Affects sleep patterns
  • Diminished desire, energy for physical activity
  • Impacts cognitive development and academic

achievement

  • Energy imbalance, increased risk of chronic

disease

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Food Insecurity

  • Food insecurity – the state of being without

reliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious, affordable food

1 in 4 Arkansas kids and seniors are FOOD INSECURE 18.4% of Arkansas households are FOOD INSECURE 13.4% of U.S. households are FOOD INSECURE

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Chronic Disease

  • Seven of the top 10 causes of death in 2014

were chronic diseases.

  • As of 2012, nearly half of all adults – 117

million people – have one or more chronic condition.

  • Of total healthcare costs, 75% are related to

chronic illness.

  • Many of the most common chronic diseases

and conditions are preventable.

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What is Farm to School?

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What is Farm to School

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What is Farm to School

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Farm to School Happens…

  • K-12
  • Pre-K
  • College and

university

  • Public
  • Private
  • Charter
  • Inside
  • Classrooms
  • Cafeterias
  • Outside
  • School /

Community gardens

  • Farms
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Farm to School is a Triple Win

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Benefits of Farm to School

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Benefits of Farm to School

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National Farm to School Leadership

National Farm to School Network

  • Non-profit hub
  • Information
  • Advocacy
  • Networking
  • Racial + social equity
  • Every state has a

Core Partner and Supporting Partners

http://www.farmtoschool.org/

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National Farm to School Leadership

USDA Office of Community Food Systems – Farm to School Programs 7 regional offices Technical assistance Research Grant making F2S Census

https://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school

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Farm to School Census

https://farmtoschoolcensus.fns.usda.gov/

  • Check out the

Census here

  • Next Census

happening in 2019

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School Gardens

When schools offer gardens, 44.2% of students eat more fruits and vegetables.

  • Pew Charitable Trusts and RWJF. School Meal

Programs Innovate to Improve Student Nutrition. 2016.

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School Garden Connection

  • Curricular integration
  • Afterschool activities
  • Garden therapy
  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Summer camps
  • Community garden
  • Garden to cafeteria
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School Gardens

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Education

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

  • Virginia Woolf,

A Room of One’s Own

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Education

  • Connect food, agriculture, and

nutrition to curriculum

  • Culinary skills training
  • Taste tests in cafeteria, classroom
  • Family and consumer sciences
  • Health and wellness
  • 4-H and FFA programs
  • Cafeteria as classroom
  • Farm / Farmers Market Field Trips
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Education

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Local Procurement

When schools serve local food, 33.1% of students eat more fruits and vegetables.

  • Pew Charitable Trusts and RWJF. School Meal

Programs Innovate to Improve Student Nutrition. 2016.

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Local Procurement

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Local Procurement

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Salad bar
  • Snacks
  • FFVP
  • Harvest of the Month
  • Summer programs
  • Afterschool programs
  • Processing for later use
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Local Procurement

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Become a Participating Partner

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Contact Info

Emily English 501-364-3390 esenglish@uams.edu Jenna Rhodes 501-364-3360 jennarhodes@uams.edu

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ASSESSING YOUR PROGRAM

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

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Assessing Your Program

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SETTING GOALS FOR YOUR PROGRAM

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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Setting Goals For Your Program

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LUNCH

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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BUILDING YOUR TEAM

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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Building Your Team

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Building Your Team

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PROMOTING YOUR PROGRAM

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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Promoting Your Program

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EVALUATING YOUR PROGRAM

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

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Evaluating Your Program

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LEARNING FROM OTHERS

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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Learning From Others

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Learning From Others

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Learning From Others

  • Networking

– 3 rounds

  • 5 minutes – Person A shares farm to school plan
  • 5 minutes – Person B shares farm to school plan
  • 5 minutes – Open discussion between Person A and B

– 1 round

  • 10 minutes – Large group discussion and sharing
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INTEGRATING FARM TO SCHOOL

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

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Integrating Farm to School

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Who is in the room?

  • Please tell us:

– Name – Organization – Role – Level of experience with farm to school – How you define farm to school – What you are most hoping to get out of the training

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Thank You

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Contact Info

Emily English 501-364-3390 esenglish@uams.edu Jenna Rhodes 501-364-3360 jennarhodes@uams.edu

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TRAINING EVALUATION

3:20 PM – 3:25 PM

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WRAP-UP AND HANDOUTS

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM