Do Farm-to-School Programs Really Shift Childrens Diets?
(Tuesday, 11am) Gail Feenstra, UC SAREP Jeri Ohmart, UC SAREP Melissa Salazar, UC Davis School of Education Jennifer Keeley, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Do farm-to-school programs make a difference in students’ diet and behaviors? Using extensive digital photo analyses, this session will look at actual food choices, consumption patterns, and attitudes in select public schools in California. Panelists will also assess documented evidence of improved student behavior, using a model alternative public charter school in Wisconsin as a detailed case study. Cultivating a School Lunch Network in the Upper Midwest (Monday, 2pm) Kristen Corselius, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Sara Tedeschi, Wisconsin Home Grown Lunch Camille Autumn Reid, Illinois Healthy Schools Campaign As a result of our workshop, participants will be able to: Better understand the breadth of school lunch reform happening in the Upper Midwest; Identify common successes and challenges of different proje
