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Florida Farm to School Programs
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The 2012 Educational Program Committee is pleased to share conference educational materials with you under the condition that they are used without alteration for educational and non-commercial use only. All materials are protected by copyright law. The authors kindly request their work is properly cited, including the date of publication. For more information on Small Farms, visit our website at: http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu or contact your local County Extension Agent. For inquiries about this topic, please contact: Danielle Treadwell, Educational Program Chair. Phone: (352)-273-4775 E-mail: [email protected] Suggested Citation: Author Full Name. Title of Presentation or Handout. 2012 University of Florida-IFAS and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University-CAFS Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference. July 27-29, Kissimmee, FL.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Farm to School Program
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• 4th largest district in the Country • Largest district In Florida • 370 school sites • Enrollment – 357,671
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$154 million annual budget 3,000 employees 370 serving locations
In the 2011 – 2012 School Year we served: ◦ 14 million School Breakfasts ◦ 26 million School Lunches ◦ 2.6 million After School Snacks
M-DCPS Department of Food & Nutrition
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Demographics Active Students: 357,671
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F2S - Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant (CPPW)
• Center for Disease Control grant through Health Department
• MDCPS Recipient of 2 awards:
– Farm to School “Local” produce - grown in FL
Focus on produce grown in Homestead for 40 pilot schools - Reimbursable Vending Machines
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CPPW - Farm to School Grant
Objectives: • School lunch • Breakfast
– 30% of all schools receive local produce – 10% increase in fresh produce throughout district – 40 F2S pilot schools in South end of district to receive local produce - FFVP- 52 participating sites
Timeline: • October 2009 – March 2012
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South FL Growing Season/School Connection
• Local growing and harvest seasons coincide with academic year – Vegetables: November – April – Most Fruits: March - September
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School Needs: Why Farm to School?
Nutrition
• Fruits & veggies picked when ripe – Fruits are fully developed Higher nutritional content
than fruits picked early and stored – Better taste when fresh & ripe better reception
among kids
• South FL’s subtropical climate offers a wide variety of tropical fruits and conventional vegetables available for most of the year
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School Needs: Economy – Sustainable Program
• Supports small farmers in your county – parents are farmers
• Keeps money flowing into local economy
and helps preserve jobs - community
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Requirements: Choosing Partners for Schools
GAP’s – food safety practices including but not limited to:
Prevention of microbial contamination of produce HACCP policies and procedures and documentation of same Produce handling and transportation Facilities – potable water; packing areas/
materials
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Requirements: Choosing Partners
GAP’s – “food safety is paramount” – personnel food safety training – Sanitation practices – Eating and smoking designated areas – good hygiene practices – gloves, aprons, clean
shoes and clothing, hair restraints, hand washing
Logistics – difficulties in getting locally grown
produce to schools
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6 L’s – Collier County
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Menu Options: Increased fresh Fruit and Vegetables – locally grown in Florida
– Star Fruit Homestead, Fl – Dragon Fruit Homestead, Fl – Sapodilla Homestead, Fl – Corn Pahokee/ Belle Glade, Fl – Tomatoes Immokalee, Fl – Green beans Belle Glade, Homestead Fl – Sweet peppers Delray Beach Fl – Collard Green North Florida Cooperative,
Tallahassee, Fl
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Menu Options: familiar foods/ ethnic flavors
• Black Bean/Boniato/ Tortilla Casserole • Fresh Grilled Squash “hash” - combo of sliced zucchini, yellow squash, calabaza and red onions • Chicken Fajita –sweet peppers and onions
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Fruits served in M-DCPS FFVP Dragonfruit: 25mg Vitamin A 56mg Vitamin C
Papaya: 257g potassium; 154mg Vit.C Beneficial enzymes for digestion
Guava 3g protein 122mg vit C
Passionfruit 10g fiber 348g potassium 1272 IU vit A 30mg vit C
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Connecting the dots… “Proof of the pudding is in the eating”
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Cafeteria -Classroom Connections Cooking with Celebrity Chefs
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