Resources & Publications

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Contents:

1. Farm To School Resources
2. Food and Agriculture Policy Resources
3. Other Resources

Farm To School Resources

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Publications in PDF format:

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1. Healthy Kids, Healthy Economy, Farm to School Programs in New Mexico Report 2007. Also available in hard copy. Click here to order.
2. New Mexico Farm to School Directory 2007 (Reprinted 2008), A Directory of Farmers, Crops, and Food Service Directors. Also available in hard copy. Click here to order.
3. Central New Mexico Institutional Directory 2007, A Directory of Farmers, Crops, Restaurants, and Food Service Directors. Also available in hard copy. Click here to order.
4. Protocol to Develop a Fresh Snack Pilot Project.
5. 10 Reasons to Buy Local Food.
6. 10 Actions for Just Food and a Just World.
7. Garden Study Plan - A graphic that helps to visualize all the things that can be taught in a garden, published by the National Gardening Association.
8. Healthy Kids, Healthy Economy - New Mexico-grown produce for school meals. Legislative briefing sheet 2008.
9. List of Educational Resources for Farm To School.
10. List of Web Resources for Farm To School.

PowerPoint Presentations

1. Farm to School in New Mexico (80Mb).
2. Video Production for Farm to School (48Mb).

DVDs

1. Farm to School: Our Children’s Health — Our Community’s Future, a DVD, 24 minutes. Click here to order.

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Food and Agriculture Policy Resources

How to Establish a Policy Council:

1. Food and Agriculture Policy Councils: What to Consider When Developing a Council.
2. Sample Policy Council Governance Guidelines.

Media Tools:

1. Sample Letter Requesting an Op-ed.
2. Sample Op-ed on Food Gap, submitted by the Mid-Region Council of Governments, January 2008.
3. Sample Op-ed on Local Preference.
4. Sample Press Release on “Access to Healthy Foods Act.”
5. Sample Press Release on “New Mexico Grown Produce in Schools.”
6. Sample Radio Commercial.
7. Tips on submitting op-ed pieces in newspapers.

Legislative Briefing Sheets:

1. Healthy Kids, Healthy Economy-New Mexico Grown Produce in Schools 2008.
2. Manny Herrera Access to Healthy Foods Act 2008.

Food Gap:

1. Closing New Mexico’s Food Gap (Full Document). Click here to order.
2. Closing New Mexico’s Food Gap (12-Page Report). Click here to order.
3. Closing New Mexico’s Food Gap (4-Page Summary).
4. Retail Grocery in Underserved Areas: What communities can do. (Presentation prepared by Kami Potaguchi).
5. Healthy Corner Stores Network.

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Other Resources

1. Lamb & Wool: Adding Value. Telling Your Story DVD. Click here to order.
2. Building a Cold-frame Greenhouse DVD. Click here to order.
3. Building a Cold-frame Greenhouse Navajo Language DVD. Click here to order.
4. Tribal Farmers Market Manual.

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