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Processing, collaborative marketing and distributors...................................................12Tool: Directory of food business incubators...........................................................12Tool: Collaborative marketing............................................................................13Tool: Distributors..........................................................................................13Connect with schools....................................................................................................14Meet with the school nutrition director...................................................................14Tool: School nutrition director survey..................................................................14Tool: School nutrition meeting checklist...............................................................15Tool: Pounds to servings calculator......................................................................16Tool: Pecks to pounds.....................................................................................16Tool: Sample purchasing agreement.....................................................................16Tool: Sample invoice.......................................................................................16School relationships and marketing.............................................................................17Beyond sales: Getting involved in education..............................................................17Tool: Guide for farm field trips..........................................................................18Additional resources.....................................................................................................19Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................204 Wisconsin Farm to School: Toolkit for Producers
OverviewAbout this toolkitWelcome to the Wisconsin Farm to School: Toolkit for Producers. Farmto school encourages healthy lifestyles in children and helps supportlocal economies. Whether you are just starting off or looking toexpand your production for schools, this toolkit will provide you withresources to aid in your success.This toolkit is an interactive resource. You can access all of the toolsby clicking on them, and you may then print them if desired. Thebody of the toolkit may also be printed as one document (minustools) if a hard copy is a useful reference. You may use the entiretoolkit or select certain sections or tools, in an à la carte fashion, asneeded.Washburn students meet a pig on the farmPlease note there is a separate Wisconsin Farm to School: Toolkit for SchoolNutrition Directors at www.cias.wisc.edu/toolkits.School nutrition programs share many similarities, yet they all have unique needs.Understanding their needs and being able to clearly communicate your own are keysto a successful initiative.What is Wisconsin Farm to School?Wisconsin Farm to School promotes the health of children, farms and communitiesby connecting schools to local farms that supply fresh, healthy and minimallyprocessed food.Wisconsin Farm to School goals:• Promote children’s health by providing fresh, minimally processed foods inschools and supporting the development of healthy eating habits• Strengthen children’s and communities’ knowledge about and attitudestoward agriculture, food, nutrition and the environment• Strengthen local economies by expanding markets for Wisconsin’sagricultural producers and food entrepreneursWisconsin Farm to School: Toolkit for Producers 1
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