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Farm to School
Since the 2009-2010 school year, we have partnered with Community Alliance of Family Farmers (CAFF) in an on-going process of community engagement with regards to improving school food for Oakland students. Thanks to a grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, we were able to implement our Farm to School program which includes:- investigating the feasibility of contracting with local vendors that feature sustainable products
- increasing local produce procurement
- increasing the number of school menus that incorporate and identify local produce
- educating school communities about the importance of local farms
- bringing produce from Oakland Fresh School Produce Market farmers into cafeterias through produce distributors
- working with produce distributors to source and label local produce
- incorporating school garden grown produce into the menu
- featuring 100% local produce in the Harvest of the Month program and a substantial amount in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable snack program