Agriculture Education and Resource Information

http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/csastate.htm - Link to identify Community Supported Agriculture Farms that might provide fruit and vegetable boxes

http://www.cfaitc.org/ - Agriculture in the Classroom link: gives many resources

http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/docs/coopextcontacts.html - County farm advisor contact for Farm-to-School or local farmers

http://www.cfbf.com/counties/ - How to contact your county California Farm Bureau Federation for local agriculture related information.

http://www.lausdnutnet.org/ - Los Angeles Unified Nutrition Network web site.

Farm to School Programs

http://www.foodsecurity.org/pubs.html#cooking – Resources available from the Food Security Coalition, including Farm to School publications

http://www.foodsecurity.org/f2c_report_research.html - Farm to School programs at colleges and universities

http://www.foodsecurity.org/ - Food Security website, farm to school, etc.

http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/ - Occidental College website with information on Farm-to-School programs, healthy after-school snack information, and food security

Farmers’ Markets

http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~rmacnear/ - Addresses and contact information of California’s Farmers’ Markets

http://www.farmernet.com/other.htm - List of Farmers' Markets for sites

Background Information and Policy Development

http://www.sbcounty.gov/eatwell/content/GraphicsNutPolicy/SB-19/Nutrition%20Standards%20Report%20-%20Draft%20Nov%2012.DOC – National Consensus Panel on School Nutrition: recommendations for Competitive Food Standards

http://www.sbcounty.gov/eatwell/content/GraphicsNutPolicy/SB-19/sb19_learn_more.htm - Information on SB 19

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/AmericanFamily/GMA030122School_lunches_murphy.html - abcNEWS.com: Students Behave Better With Healthy Lunches

http://www.asfsa.org/newsroom/sfsnews/gmahlthyschool.asp - Your Child Nutrition eSource: "Good Morning America" Highlights Healthy School Meals Trend: fruits and vegetables featured in school lunch

http://www.asfsa.org/newsroom/sfsnews/nbctoday.asp - Your Child Nutrition eSource: "Today Show" Addresses Childhood Obesity, Misses Mark on NSLP

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/educators.html - Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) Food and Nutrition Resources for Teachers

http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208%257E12588%257E1122432,00.html# - For presentations or as background

http://www.diabetes.org/wizdom/index.shtml - American Diabetic Association website

www.sbcounty.gov/eatwell/content/currenttopics.htm - San Bernardino County Health Dept. website with general nutrition information, policy, physical activity, recipes, snacks that meet the nutrition standards

http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food2.html#agriculture - References on food history, recipes, fruits and vegetables, agriculture

http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/hunfa.htm - Background information on hunger and food access for school boards and policy development

http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/452?etoc - Getting Worse: The Stigmatization of Obese Children. Obesity Research 11:452-456 (2003) © 2003 The North American Association for the Study of Obesity

http://nature.berkeley.edu/cwh/ - Center for Weight and Health. University of California, Berkeley

http://www.healthypolicycoach.org - Features referenced background sections, sample policies and experiences from other states, and evidence data documenting the impact of such policies

http://www.thefoodtrust.org/policy.html and http://www.philanuted.net/school.html - Nutrition policies that are being field-tested in Philadelphia schools

http://www.cspinet.org/schoolfoods - a School Foods Tool Kit which includes how to work with school decision-makers, model material, and what other schools in other states are doing to create a healthy school environment.

http://www.nojunkfood.org - Resources and information on LEAF, SB 19 (and other current health-related legislation), LAUSD’s beverage resolution, media, alternative fundraising, and more.

Food Information, Recipes, Cookbooks, Buying Guides, Snacks

http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/etext/000020.html - General nutrition information, recipes/foods from different countries, nutrient content of foods

http://www.nutrition.gov/home/index.php3 - USDA interactive healthy eating index. Read paragraph on this page and click on Interactive Healthy Eating Index

http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/FBG/buyingguide.html - USDA’s Buying Guide for food service personnel and child nutrition directors

http://www.cde.ca.gov/nsd- Information regarding child nutrition professional development programs and Food Buying Guide for school meal programs

http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/diversity/cookbook.html - How to start a cookbook

http://www.asfsa.org/recipes2/index.asp - Recipes from school foodservice: Your Child Nutrition eSource: ASFSA Recipe Database (NOTE: Not all of these recipes meet the standards, please check nutrient analysis)

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/toolkit.html - Team Nutrition Resources: includes 53 recipes

Produce Information and References

http://www.aboutproduce.com/ - Produce for Better Health website; Harvest-of -the -Month information, general fruit and vegetable information, nutrition information related to health, Fruit and Vegetable Trivia; includes links to every state’s Department of Agriculture, 5 A Day, National Cancer Institute, American Dietetic Association, American Heart Association and USDA Nutrition Information and Nutrient Data Library

http://www.5aday.gov/index-recipe.shtml - Fruit and vegetable recipes

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/mkt/mkt/mktbrds.html - Listing of commodity boards and their websites; posters and specific fruit, vegetable and nutrition information available

Snack Food/Beverage Information

http://www.sbcounty.gov/eatwell/content/GraphicsCurrentTopics/HealthySnackList2.pdf - Snack foods from Costco that meet the SB 19 nutrition standards

http://www.sbcounty.gov/eatwell/content/GraphicsCurrentTopics/CostcoLists.pdf - List of all of Costco’s individual snack items

http://www.nojunkfood.org - Resources and information on LEAF, SB 19 (and other current health-related legislation), LAUSD’s beverage resolution, media, alternative fundraising, and more.

Fundraising Ideas

http://www.kidsgardening.com/fundraising.asp - Bulb fundraising ideas, grants available

http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/resources/AlternativeFundRaisers.htm - alternatives to selling junk food.

http://www.blackjackorchards.com/fundraising/body.htm - Healthy fundraising by selling produce.

http://www.farmfreshfundraising.com - Healthy fundraising by selling produce.

http://www.fundraisingweb.org/listings/citrus.htm - list of companies that sell produce for fundraisers.

http://currentfun.com - cards, gift bags & wraps, magazines, candles, picture frames, napkin holders, ornaments, various gift items

http://www.treasurebooksandgifts.com - gift baskets, books, crafts, magazines, cards, crystal, candles, toys

http://www.nudayfundraising.com - air fresheners

http://www.fundraising.com/ - bottled water, magazine gift cards, mascot T-shirts, candles, cookbooks, first-aid kits.

http://www.fundraisingdepot.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/index_page.html - gift wrap, spirit apparel & tattoos, magazines, T-shirts, cards, mugs, candles, calendars, first aid kits, flowers, bumper stickers & decals, magnets, frames, jewelry, magnets, potpourri

http://www.westernfund.com - various...a-thons

http://www.common-threads.com/fundraiser_programs.html - apparel, mugs, beach towels, clocks, books, gift items, ornaments, candles, magazines, Avon

http://www.fundraisingbatteries.com/ - batteries and candles

http://www.vistamark.com/fundraisingprogram.htm - photographs / portraits

http://www.zoodog.com/tattoos - temporary tattoos

Garden Information

http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/seasons/garden_overview.html - How to start a garden

http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/welcome.html - Smithsonian’s garden education

http://pages.prodigy.com/gardenshop/ - Garden tips and more

http://www.can-online.org/ - California Nurseryman Association website

http://www.njha.org/yaproj.htm - National Junior Horticultural Association website -horticultural projects/contest for up to middle school ages

http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp - Welcome to Kids Gardening! Garden Resources, Gardening for Families, Teacher's and kids

http://trellis.wormsway.com/links/favorites.htm - Garden links

http://www.cde.ca.gov/nsd/nets/g_1.htm - The California Department of Education’s Garden in Every School program site that has nutrition education, gardening tips, resources, and other garden-enhanced education information

http://www.cde.ca.gov/nsd/nets/gpresorg01.pdf - The California Department of Education’s Garden in Every School program lists other garden-enhanced education related organizations, such Life Lab Science Program, UC Cooperative Extension’s Master and Junior Master Gardener Program. Listed are the other California Department of Education that provide garden, nutrition, environmental sciences and agriculture education

http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/scbg/pages/educate/labort.htm - Information on gardens in other states; outdoor education

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/history/lecture41/lec41.html - History of gardens information

http://www.ahs.org/ - The American Horticultural Society website for additional garden information and resources

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/ - University of Illinois Extension (elementary based)

http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html - Information about the Edible School Yard located on the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School campus in Berkeley USD. Includes garden resources.

Salad Bar

http://socialmarketing-nutrition.ucdavis.edu/Downloads/SaladBarDev.PDF - A “how to” guide for setting up a salad bar in an elementary school cafeteria based on an evaluation study in LAUSD.

Grant Opportunities

http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/news/0302bpr.htm - Additional funding opportunities for Farm to School and Salad Bar Programs: Due date is MAY 1

Nutrition Education and Physical Activity Resources

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000057.html - TEAM Nutrition website

http://www.msue.msu.edu/fnh/tn/tnkids.html - Policy grants information that includes elementary schools, includes activities for elementary age

http://www.caprojectlean.org/ - Project LEAN website with a variety of nutrition and physical activity information

http://www.5aday.gov/resource_guide.shtml - Curriculum information related to fruits and vegetables for middle and high school, as well as elementary age

http://www.kidseatwell.org/index.html - Illinois’ Nutrition Education and Training website with information for foodservice personnel, teachers and children

http://www.fitness.gov/funfit/10tips.htm - Tips for activity and nutrition for newsletters, brochures; trivia and tips

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/default.html - You can analyze your diet on this site

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/edu/biblio.html#Curriculums - Curriculum that can be ordered for grades 7-12; Physical Activity and Nutrition, also information on staff training

http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/educators.html - USDA’s Nutrition Education information for teachers

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/mkt/mkt/mktbrds.html - Listing of commodity boards and their websites; posters and specific fruit, vegetable and nutrition information available

http://www.caprojectlean.org/ - Project LEAN - YOUR ENERGY WAKE-UP CALL! Nutrition and physical activity information

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/yourself.html - Team Nutrition - yourSelf education materials

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/cpns/network/index.html - California's Nutrition Network page includes nutrition education and 5 A Day information.

http://www.4girls.gov - Developed by the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, gives girls between the ages of 10 and 16 reliable, current health information. The site focuses on many health topics that respond to adolescent girls’ health concerns and motivates girls to choose healthy behaviors using positive, supportive and non-threatening messages.

http://www.kidnetic.com/ - is a web-based educational outreach program of the International Food Information Council developed in partnership with six professional associations, including the American Dietetic Association and American College of Sports Medicine. The goal of the website is to provide kids and families with ideas and tools to help them develop healthful habits and prevent children from becoming significantly overweight.

Professional Development Opportunities

http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/ - Professional development opportunities re: gardens and cooking with the produce

School Health and Environmental Changes

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/edu/biblio.html#Resources - Information on comprehensive school health programs, including developing one, training programs, successful breakfast programs, etc.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/changing.html - Changing the Scene website

http://www.ecoliteracy.org/ - Center for Ecoliteracy website: food system projects, grants, recipes, business model research for school change, and garden information

http://pasaorg.tripod.com/ - How to get rid of junk food at your child’s school

http://www.adajournal.org/ - Journal of the American Dietetic Association (see April 2003 issue - Position Paper: Nutrition services in school health programs)

Vending – to be developed

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