The University of AZ Cooperative Extension created a series of online video trainings about school garden safety. Though designed for AZ schools, these videos are applicable to anyone interested in implementing safe practices in their school garden to minimize microbial food safety hazards. View Resource »
Policy and Protocol for Garden to Cafeteria
This resource list from LifeLab contains policy resources, best practices, and videos relevant to Garden to Cafeteria. View Resource »
Garden to Cafeteria Regulations Guide
This document discusses federal and state policies that may impact garden to cafeteria initiatives. Federal policy encourages schools to cultivate gardens and incorporate the produce into school meals! View Resource »
Legacy Gardens: Creating Student Investment from Year to Year
Legacy Gardens are an idea featured on one school garden’s website: each spring, classes design and plant a themed garden. The class leaves behind a planting plan, map, photos, books, and recipes. In the fall, a new class “inherits” the garden plan and bed. Past legacy gardens include: Roots Garden, Early Spring Garden, Salsa Garden, Asian Garden, Peter Rabbit Garden, etc. – detailed descriptions are available. Neat way to maintain garden beds and connect classes from year to year! View Resource »
Advancing Farm to School: Lessons from the Field
This document contains a collection of recommended resources and “lessons learned,” from fourteen organizations that each received a Community Transformation Grant in 2011. The grantees were asked to prioritize farm to school as the main strategy for achieving healthy food systems access and obesity prevention. We especially enjoyed the chapters on Integrating Farm to School in School-Based Policies, Cultivating Prosperous Community Gardens, and Striving for Farm to School Sustainability! View Resource »
