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Bringing the Farm to School:
Facilitator Resources

This information is for facilitators of Bringing the Farm to School: Producer Trainings and Networking Events. The Bringing the Farm to School Curriculum provides facilitators with multiple resources that can be used to plan and implement your Local Producer Training, including the Facilitator Guide and Planning & Outreach Guide. The Producer Workbook is available on the Producer Resources page and can be given to producers who are participating in your training. ‍

‍‍Bringing the Farm to School was developed in partnership by USDA Food and Nutrition Services, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, and the National Farm to School Network.

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Bringing the Farm to School: Agricultural Producers' Toolkit

This guide will assist you in presenting the Bringing the Farm to School Curriculum at a Local Producer Training. The Facilitator Guide is organized into four training modules. Each module includes presentation slide decks and detailed lesson plans with talking points, prompts, and activities you can use. Each module includes presentation slide decks and detailed lesson plans with talking points, prompts, and activities you can use in your producer training.

Think of the Facilitator's Guide as your starting place, and a resource of everything you need as a facilitator to review before and reference during your Local Producer Training.

Download Module Slide Decks:

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Planning & Outreach Guide

This guide contains planning tools and customizable materials to support preparation for your Bringing the Farm to School: Local Producer Training and outreach to producers. Think of the Planning and Outreach Guide as everything you need to plan, prepare and share before your training.

Download templates from the Planning & Outreach Guide here:

Producer Workbook

This workbook is to be used by producers during the Bringing the Farm to School: Local Producer Training. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the curriculum slide decks, to support producers in following along with and relating content back to their farm or operation. This workbook can be customized by choosing the worksheets that best fit your audience and time allowance.

Have Questions?

Contact Tomas Delgado, NFSN Program Manager at tomas@farmtoschool.org or Tammy Howard, NCAT Agricultural Specialist at tammyh@ncat.org.

This project has been funded in part by federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service through an agreement with the National Center for Appropriate Technology in partnership with the National Farm to School Network. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.