Planning
Evaluation for Transformation defines outcomes that farm-to-school has the potential to achieve and offers language, guidelines, and metrics to understand outcomes and assess programs. Beyond the four sectors (public health, community economic development, education, and environmental quality), the framework is structured around three levels of...
This manual presents a general overview of how to implement a salad bar program in an elementary school cafeteria.
Based on lessons learned while launching salad bars on several Los Angeles campuses, it is designed for schools, cafeteria personnel, parents or other community members and covers the full process from planning to maintenance and...
A positive vision informs this planning framework: healthy children ready to learn, “food literate” graduates, invigorated local communities, sustainable agriculture, and a healthy environment.
The Guide is a downloadable PDF that explains the rationale for reforming school food and explores the ten pathways that constitute the planning...
Schools can use this online self-assessment and planning tool to improve their health and safety policies and programs. It's designed to be easy to use and completely confidential. The SHI is based on CDC’s research-based guidelines for school health programs, which identify the policies and practices most likely to be effective in reducing youth health...
This website from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers resources on small-scale production, including soil, planting, irrigation, pest management, and harvesting, as well as information on the business of farming, such as how to market urban farm products.
