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Farm to School

What is Farm to School?
Farm-to-school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and preschools.

Why does it matter?
Georgia ranks #4 in the nation for fruit and vegetable production, but GA residents spend 80% of their income on food produced outside of GA! If the average household just spent $10 a month on locally grown produce, 1.9 BILLION dollars would be put back into the GA economy annually.

We love our local farmers!

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What is Feed My School?
Feed My School helps bridge the gaps in the nutritional value and quality of food served in Georgia schools while providing more farm-to-cafeteria opportunities. The result is healthier students, decreased barriers in farm-to-cafeteria opportunities, and increased awareness as students learn and experience, both educationally and nutritionally, where their food comes from.
 
Mission of “Feed My School:
The Feed My School initiative increases the nutritional value and quality of food in Georgia schools and bridges the communication gaps from the farm to the cafeteria, resulting in healthier Georgia children. As the mission continues to expand and reach every school across the state, there will be decreased barriers in the farm-to-school efforts and increased awareness as students learn and experience, both educationally and nutritionally, where their food comes from.

Being one of six counties chosen in Georgia, Burke County sourced from seventeen local farms, with four of the seventeen coming from farms located in Burke County.
 
 
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Burke County School Nutrition Awards
 
  • Golden Radish Award 
  • Gold Level Recipient for 2014, 2015 and 2016
  • 2016 Outstanding District of the Year for Georgia
  • GA SNP Best Practice Award 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

 

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

 

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

 
Mail:
S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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