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K-12 Food Service Directors Needs Assessment (Page 6 of 6)Farm to Conclusions School Sample and Tools Recommendationsand ResourcesStudent Preferences and Involvement in Food ServiceDo you have a process for learning about food interests of the students?YES______ NO______ If so, describe:What kind of contact do you have with students?Do you hold taste testing with students before new recipes or new foods are introducedin the cafeteria? YES____ NO____ If so, describe:Where do you do taste testing? (e.g. in the cafeteria, a garden, or classroom)Does anyone else in the district do taste testing with students? (e.g. classroom teachersor food service director/staff) YES_____ NO_____What do you think would help kids at your school to eat more fruits and vegetables?Does your food service collaborate with classroom learning around food (i.e. classroomcooking demonstrations, taste-tests, etc.)? Describe:Your Farm to School VisionWhat would you like to see in a Farm to School project in your food service?What would help you get started with the process of using more locally grown foodsin your cafeteria?_____Assistance in identifying local foods and potential sources_____Meeting with farmers and suppliers_____Local purchasing connection_____Taste test plan_____Parent/volunteer training program_____Other:______________________________________________Is there anything else you would like to add or ask?Adapted from “Northeast K-12 Food Service Directors’ Needs Assessment Tool” Wilkins J, Mouillesseaux-Kunzman H, Graham M, Bacelli B, Goodsell M, Farm to School in the Northeast: Making the Connectionfor Healthy Kids and Healthy Farms, A Toolkit of Extension Educators and Community Leaders. CornellFarm to School Program, NY Farms! and New York School Nutrition Association, May 2006.120 Bearing Fruit: Farm to School Evaluation Resources and Recommendations