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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.
Facilitator Guide
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.
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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.
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Download these adaptable templates for outreach and preparation of your local producer training:
Template: Workshop Budget
Template: Press Release
Template: Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Template: Email (E-Blast)
Template: Social Media Samples & Graphics
Template: Poster
Template: Postcards - Download PDF | Download PPT
Template: Name Badges
Template: Certificate of Completion
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.
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Module Slide Decks
These slide decks correspond with the lesson plans in the Facilitator Guide. Use and adapt them for your producer training. The slides have the talking points from the Facilitator Guide Lesson Plans in the Notes section.
Introduction: The Power of Farm to School
Download Slide Deck - En español
Module 1: Getting to Know School Markets
Download Slide Deck - En español
Optional Curriculum: Opportunities Beyond the Lunchroom
Download Slide Deck - En español
Module 2: Selling to School Markets Download Slide Deck - En español
Module 3: Product Development Download Slide Deck - En español
Module 4: Growing for Schools Download Slide Deck - En español
Conclusion: Planning for Action Download Slide Deck - En español
Optional Curriculum: Fish and Seafood Production
Download Slide Deck - En español
Additional Resources
- Bringing the Farm to School Needs Assessment Outcomes - This resource provides an overview of the project and the outcomes of the needs assessment. The Outcomes Report aims to clearly demonstrate how the information from the Needs Assessment has been applied to enhance the farm to school producer training program curriculum.
- Recorded Training: Building Your Training Team - Watch this recording to find out how to build the best team to organize effective producer trainings.
Recorded Training: How to Use Action Planning - Watch this recorded training to learn how producers use action planning to sell to schools and how to use the Action Planning resources in the curriculum.
- Bringing the Farm to School Regional Facilitator Workshop Recordings: Watch this if you want to learn about the facilitator resources available through Bringing the Farm to School. Note that there are four recordings each with over eight hours of content.
- Recorded Virtual Site Visit and Panel: Watch this if you would like to learn from producers and food service making it work in each of the seven FNS regions. This is also a great example of how to do virtual site visits for virtual trainings.
- Webinar Recording: Bringing the Farm to School State Team Community of Practice—Maryland
- Webinar Recording: Bringing the Farm to School State Team Community of Practice - Nebraska & Montana
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 webpage 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.
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