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Alaska Farm to School Summit #2: Agenda, Objectives, and Programs

Learn about the Farm to School Program in Alaska, with insights on objectives, current projects, and strategic plans. Explore the impact on health, economy, and environment through nutrition facts and key initiatives. Discover opportunities like farm tours and teacher scholarships.

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Alaska Farm to School Summit #2: Agenda, Objectives, and Programs

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  1. Our apologies for the delay in posting the recorded audio file of the Farm to School summit #2. We will be getting it transcribed prior to posting. Please check back at a later date.Thank you for your patience!

  2. Agenda for farm to school summit

  3. Farmto School Programwww.dnr.alaska.gov/ag/ag_FTS.htm Johanna Herron Program Coordinator Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture

  4. Vote for the logo

  5. Objectives of summit

  6. Overview • Background • Alaska farm to school • Strategic plan • Current projects • Staying informed

  7. Happy 5th Birthday, Jethro!!!

  8. My background

  9. Basic goals of farm to school programs Health, economy, and environment

  10. Overview • Background • Alaska farm to school • Strategic plan • Current projects • Staying informed

  11. How do we define farm to school in Alaska? Any activity that connects students, teachers, and the school food service with product grown and harvested in Alaska • Increasing Alaska grown food sales to the school meal programs • Distribute information for school garden development • Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom curriculum/education • Farm visits • Participation in programs that educate youth about the food system • State-wide contests promoting farm to school activities • Harvest of the month promotions • Resource / marketing development • Supporting existing farm / fish to school efforts • Facilitating discussion between school food service and food producers

  12. Nutrition facts

  13. Overview • Background • Alaska farm to school • Strategic plan • Current projects • Staying informed

  14. Program purpose A state-wide program that will offer expertise and support to all areas of the state to pursue farm to school activities and interests.

  15. Strategic plan development

  16. Strategic plan design

  17. Advisory group

  18. Contributors • Franci Havemeister • Amy Pettit • Bryce Wrigley • Jo Dawson • Michelle LeBeau • Diane Peck • Karol Fink • Dave Schauer • Anupama Joshi • Stacey Sobell • Victoria Naegele • Lorinda Lhotka • Kathryn Quanbeck

  19. Big picture of goals

  20. Goal #1: Statewide Assessment

  21. Goal #2: Resource development and sharing

  22. Goal #3: Strengthen relationships between food producers/harvesters and school food services

  23. Goal #4: Networking, educating, and marketing

  24. Back to the basics

  25. Goal #5: Enhance program through grants and funding

  26. Overview • Background • Alaska farm to school • Strategic plan • Current projects • Staying informed

  27. School / Farm tours Palmer district

  28. Palmer School / Farm Tour Potato production Carrot production

  29. Highlights of the tour

  30. School / Farm tours Fairbanks district Anchorage district

  31. Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom www.agclassroom.org/ak

  32. Some current projects • Creating resources to help facilitate foods into the schools safely (school garden and local producers) • Garden to cafeteria pilot • Increasing communication and knowledge to interested stakeholders

  33. Alaska teacher scholarship program www.dnr.alaska.gov/ag • Implement agriculture into curriculum • Focus on Alaska Grown specialty crops • Available for all teachers • Award amounts: $300-$500 • Application open: August 2011 • Minimum # of students reached = 20

  34. What is a specialty crop? • YES: • Fruits & Vegetables • Flowers • Mushrooms • Sod & Turf • Bees & Honey • Nursery • NO: • Livestock • Dairy • Feed crops • Oil crops • Aquaculture

  35. Alaska farm to schoolgrant program www.dnr.alaska.gov/ag/ag_FTS.htm

  36. Overview • Background • Alaska farm to school • Strategic plan • Current projects • Staying informed

  37. Stay informed and connectedwww.dnr.alaska.gov/ag/ag_FTS.htm • Get in the farm to school contact database • Get on the Division of Agriculture newsletter list • Get listed with one of the many resources available • Contribute to surveys that come out

  38. Alaska grown source bookhttp://dnr.alaska.gov/ag/FFPD2010/FFPD.pdf

  39. Farm to school contact database

  40. Farm to school contact database

  41. Questions and input always welcome!johanna.herron@alaska.gov(907) 374-3714Thank you!

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