DRAFT-Statewide Wyoming Farm to School Workshop

February 15^th, 2013

  8:00 am – 9:00 am          Set-up/Test Equipment and Connections

  8:00 am – 9:00 am          Registration

  9:00 am – 9:15 am          Welcome/Introduction

  9:15 am – 9:45 am          Keynote Speaker(s)

  9:45 am – 10:00 am        Wrap-up/Prelude to Breakouts

10:00 am – 10:15 am        Break

10:15 am – 11:30 am        Module #1 (Farm to School 101)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm        Lunch/Panel Speakers:

•  Wyoming Ag in the Classroom-Educational Opportunities/Resources

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm       Break

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm         Module #2 (School Rules)

  2:00 pm – 2:15 pm         Break

  2:15 pm – 3:30 pm         Module #3 (Food Safety)

  3:30 pm – 4:30 pm         Wrap-up/Closing/Networking

Modules:

• Farm to School 101  (Building Local Sourcing benefiting Wyoming Producers and Schools)
• Overview on Farm to School programs
• Provide best practices from other States
• Impact on School Food and Children
• Impact on Local Producers/Businesses
• Bid Process:
• An Overview on School Purchasing Practices that touches on the different purchasing opportunities:
• Minimum Purchasing Threshold
• Price Quotes
• RFP/BIDs
• Geographic Preference
• Presenters should include WY DE representatives to provide regulatory interpretation, potential local player already involved school procurement practices for local food products and RFCO.
• Food Safety (On farm practices/transportation/GAP)
• Overview on why Food Safety matters
• On-farm food safety for Produce production addressing food safety plans and documentation requirements:
• U of WY Extension (?)
• Custom, State and USDA processing facilities (Beef)
• Acceptable allowances by WY DE for purchasing locally raised and processed beef products
• WY DA on processing regulations
• Presenters should include WY DE, WY DA and potentially a local school district and processor/producers.

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