Local Product Purchasing
- Wisconsin Local Food Database: Find Farmers - find a list of local food producers that sell to schools by location.
- REAP Farm Fresh Atlas - database to find local products, farmers' markets, CSAs and more.
- Wisconsin Berry & Vegetable Growers Association - find berry and vegetable growers and see what is in season.
- Local Harvest - Information on individual local food items. Great for advertisements, nutrition education, and more.
- Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs Guide - resources to help child nutrition program operators incorporate local foods into their day-to-day operations.
- Geographic Preference: What It Is and How To Use It
- Marketplace Meetings - connect with local farmers and producers in your area.
Processing Skills
- Produce Processing Training Interest Form: Request in-person produce processing training for your school nutrition staff.
- Let’s Cook Culinary Training Courses - eight module learning series teaching kitchen skills such as knife cuts, mise en place, vegetable preparation techniques, and more.
- Chop! Chop! Culinary Skills for Wisconsin-Grown Produce in School Meals - training series walking through the steps for six recipes, featuring fresh, local produce.
Marketing and Promotion
Wisconsin schools may use the Farm to School Logo to promote their local menu items and farm to school activities. If you would like to utilize the logo, please contact DPIF2S@dpi.wi.gov for permission.
- Harvest of the Month - materials to showcase one seasonal, Wisconsin-grown fruit or vegetable monthly.
- Menominee Harvest of the Moon - poster for each month with the food, the Menominee and English name, the Menominee moon that correlates with the month, traditional recipes, learning activities, Menominee teachings around each food, and information about how to harvest and store the food.
- Get Involved - events to create excitement around F2S!
- Sample Social Media Posts
- Producer Highlight Poster
Recipes
- Home Grown: Menus of Wisconsin - 3-week lunch cycle menu.
- Home Grown: Farm to School Recipes - 23 recipes highlighting Wisconsin crops.
- Traditional Foods Toolkit - features recipes for American Indian traditional foods.