Local Product Purchasing
- Wisconsin Local Foods 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.
- Crediting Local Beef
- Transitioning from the Local Foods for Schools (LFS) Grant – this resource provides information on how to continue the momentum of local foods purchasing post-LFS.
- Known Food Hubs, Co-ops and Aggregators that Sell to Wisconsin Schools - use this resource for contact information and service areas of known food hubs, co-ops and aggregators offering local foods.
Processing Skills
- Produce Processing Training Interest Form: Request in-person produce processing training for your school nutrition staff.
- CICN Culinary Quick Bites - hands-on training series including resources and instructional videos intended for school nutrition professionals. Featured lessons include Knife Skills, Developing Flavor, Basic Food Preparation and Cooking Techniques.
- 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
- Farm to School Salad Bar Labels
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.
- Cooking With Dried Beans In a Nutshell
- Bulk Protein Preparation: Safe Handling and Cooking of Raw Ground Beef-Oven Method In a Nutshell