Understanding the effectiveness of Farm to School programs through food service professionals
Date
2011-10
Authors
Nurse, Gretchen, author
Thilmany-McFadden, Dawn, author
Gunter, Allie, author
Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, publisher
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Abstract
This study was intended to share perceptions and experiences from the initial years of Colorado Farm to School activities, with a particular focus of the perceived effectiveness of such programs in the eyes of one major stakeholder: the food service staff. Beyond providing a "school-eye view" of the program's impact on employee attitudes and student participation, the evaluation of food service stakeholders in the farm-to-school programs may ultimately lead to the development of 'best practices' for other schools to support their programs.
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October 2011.
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Colorado
student nutrition
public health
Farm to School
school cafeterias
farmers