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Strengthening Communities Through AmeriCorps Farm to School Initiatives in Wisconsin

Learn how Wisconsin's AmeriCorps Farm to School Program, led by Camilla Vargas, promotes nutritional education activities for K-12 students to combat childhood obesity. This program increases access to local foods and partners with schools and community organizations to enhance student health behaviors. Discover key findings and the impact on student wellness.

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Strengthening Communities Through AmeriCorps Farm to School Initiatives in Wisconsin

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  1. Wisconsin’s AmeriCorps Farm to School Efforts Camilla Vargas, MS Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection AmeriCorps Farm to School Program Manager

  2. Goal: To provide nutritional education activities for students K-12 with the purpose of reducing childhood obesity by increasing access and exposure to local foods in the classroom, lunchroom and after school programs. Provides communities with two half – time members to increase the capacity of communities to implement farm to school strategies AmeriCorps F2S Program

  3. Partnerships

  4. UW – Extension Crawford CountyB.A. Kennedy Elementary, Wauzeka Elementary, Catholic Schools • F2S Catalyst • DRIFTLESS ORGANIC GROWN • 30 members • Crawford County Economic Development Center and Kitchen Incubator Project • Partnerships • Opportunity Center • City of Prairie du Chien • Crawford County

  5. BMI Percentile Healthy weight for children: BMI <85th percentile

  6. Evaluation Project – Key Findings • Farm to School increases knowledge and attitudes as well as consumption of fruits and vegetables among children by providing more access to fruit and vegetables through lunch meals. • Improvements in student behaviors tended to increase incrementally with more years of Farm to School programming. • This implies that Farm to School programs may have gradual, yet sustaining positive impact on student health behaviors. • http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/farm-to-school-report

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