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Getting Started	Promoting and Education
For Food Service USDA Guide to Buying and Serving Locally Grown Produce In School Meals Minnesota Toolkit for Food Service Farm to School Field Guide for Food Service Farmer Chef Connection Fresh From the Farm: The Massachusetts Farm To School Cookbook For Farmers Farm-To-Cafeteria Connections For Educators Vermont Feed Farm To School Food Education Every Day! Tools and resources for Teachers For Parents & Community Members Farm to School Field Guide for Parents & Community Members	Eugene School District Local Food/Harvest of the Month Program Eat.Think.Grow Portland Partners for Wellness, School Food and Garden Education Willamette Farm & Food Coalition NEWOregon Agriculture in the Classroom NEWFarm Visit Program from Community Alliance for Family Farmers Oregon My Plate six lessons for grades K-5 Growing Minds Newsletter - a great resource for Educators from Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom
Purchasing	Resources
Oregon State Regulations for Purchasing Locally-Produced Foods A Checklist for Purchasing Local Produce NEW Thanks to Willamette Farm and Food Coalition for providing the following documents: Resources for Local Purchasing Tips on Finding Local Food UPDATED *Geographic Preference Rule* Geographic Preference Option Applying Geographic Preferences in Procurements for the Child Nutrition Programs Federal Small Purchase Threshold Adjustment Memo Local Farm Products Allowed in School Bids Procurement Geographic Preference Q&As Procurement Q&A's Part II	Local Food and USDA Funding National Farm To School Online Fresh from the Farm: Using Local Foods in the Afterschool and Summer Nutrition Programs Frequently Asked Questions About the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program School Nutrition Magazine Farm To School article "Frozen Local: Strategies for Freezing Locally Grown Produce for the K-12 Marketplace" Outlines different models for freezing regionally produced food CLICK HERE