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APPENDICES129• Evaluation Planning Matrix Template, 2008Evaluators may find developing an evaluation planin addition to using logic models helpful. This isone sample from the New York State Departmentof Health.• Spectrum of Prevention frameworkThis framework is useful for programs usingcommunity-wide approaches.Farm to School Surveillance Resources:These resources are useful for external evaluators orresearchers who want to build on evaluation effortsfor cross-site studies at the research level across thefour sectors.• The State of Farm to School in San Diego County, 2013San Diego County Farm to School Taskforce.An example of a comprehensive, county-widebaseline assessment.• The Farm to School Census, 2013The United States Department of Agriculture, Foodand Nutrition Service surveyed the prevalenceof farm to school in the U.S. and will repeat thecensus in spring 2015.Public Health: School and Community ProgramEvaluation Resources• Sample farm to school grant reporting documentsin states that have grant money allocations and/or additional reimbursements includes examplesof tracking the number of students exposed tofarm to school activities, the number of parentparticipants, and the increase in the use of localfoods in school meal programs. See California,Illinois, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New York,Ohio, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington,D.C., Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oregon, Vermontand Alaska for examples 5 .• Measurement resources from Cornell University’sOffice for Research on EvaluationThis compendium of resources includesmeasurements of fruit and vegetable consumption,food knowledge and food preparation skills.• Case study evaluation reports of farm to schoolprograms often include appendices of studentfood attitude surveys, such as the 2012 WisconsinYear One Report or Washington’s farm to schoolsurvey for students.• The Spectrum of PreventionA framework that the public health field has appliedto change social norms, such as creating healthyeating and active living environments.Community Economic Development EvaluationResources• Sample farm to school program grant reportingdocuments in states that have grant moneyallocations and/or additional reimbursements;includes examples of tracking the type of products,number of products and changes in local vendorsin school meal programs. See California, Illinois,Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio,Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, D.C.,Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oregon, Vermont andAlaska 5 .Education: Food, Garden and Food SystemEducation Evaluation Resources• The Center for Ecoliteracy resources page has alist of books and journals for educators interestedin environmental literacy, place-based education,teaching the food system and other farm to schoolrelevant literature.Environmental Quality: Environmental EducationProgram Evaluation Resources• Measuring Environmental Education Outcomes, 2014The Environmental Education Capacity educationtraining program sponsored by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency, led by Cornell University CivicEcology Lab, the North American Association forEnvironmental Education and other partners. Thisguidebook walks through the basics of programevaluation within an environmental educationcontext, including examples of different shortandlong-term outcomes and ways to measurethem. NAAEE website: http://www.naaee.net/publications.NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK