dc.contributor.author	Haynes, Brenda Carol	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Boyer, Renee R.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Strawn, Laura K.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Vallotton, Amber	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Williams, Robert C.	en
dc.contributor.department	Food Science and Technology	en
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-29T12:40:35Z	en
dc.date.available	2019-05-29T12:40:35Z	en
dc.date.issued	2019-05-15	en
dc.description.abstract	Encouraging procurement of food via Farm to School programs has become an emphasis of many schools throughout our nation and state. Farm to school produce/products benefits children and communities in many different ways. Contact between farmers and school management needs to be fostered and nurtured to be successful and provide the students with the freshest and safest product possible. School divisions often need a starting point to begin the process of procurement between the local farmer and the school nutrition department. Development of a checklist and other tools for farmers and school division nutrition managers/cafeteria managers to use when gaining access to fresh local produce may be beneficial for school nutrition departments trying to start a farm to school program. This project developed a checklist and fact sheets to lead and guide school nutrition directors and producers seeking to increase purchases and consumption throughout the state of Virginia. Farm to school is a vital program and allows farmers to reach markets that may have been untouched in the past. We are excited to share our resources and information with educators, farmers, and nutrition directors as well as our colleagues in extension.	en
dc.description.degree	MALS	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89630	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject.cabt	Farm to School	en
dc.subject.cabt	Food Safety	en
dc.subject.cabt	local produce	en
dc.title	Developing resources to help Virginia food producers sell and distribute products through the farm to school program	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type.dcmitype	Text	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Food Safety and Biosecurity	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Agricultural and Life Sciences	en

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