FY24_Farm to School Grant_Activities Indicators Tracker_Edible Gardens.docx
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This document contains an activities and indicators tracker for an edible gardens project funded by the Farm to School Grant Program. The tracker lists required activities for planning, implementing, and evaluating a food production operation that will provide food for child nutrition programs. It includes tasks for each activity, responsible parties, proposed timelines, and indicators to track progress. Key details are the establishment of an edible garden team and vision for increasing local food access and agricultural education in schools, compliance with relevant regulations, development of a garden food safety plan, procurement of supplies and installation of gardens, and conducting an evaluation of the project.
The related federal grant opportunity is the FY2024 Farm to School Grants solicitation issued by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The grant is assigned under the Farm to School Grant Program federal grant program. The document provides an activities and indicators tracker template for edible gardens projects funded by this grant program.
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Edible Garden Project Activities/Indicators Tracker Objective: Plan, implement, and evaluate a food production operation that produces food for CNP operators’ activities.
A: Required Activity (Do not edit)
| B: List tasks required to accomplish activity |
| C: Responsible party for each task |
| D: Proposed Timeline |
(Month, year – Month, year) E: Indicator(s)
Attend one-time training meeting (Grantee Gathering) with USDA personnel.
Number attended
Establish or convene an edible garden team, with diverse leadership and membership that reflects the community served, including representation from school/site food service professionals.
Number and types of partner organizations
Establish a vision, goals, and objectives for the edible garden project, including how the project will increase access to local foods, how it will be used for agricultural education, and how it will be maintained and sustained beyond the grant project.
Identify and comply with any applicable Federal, State, and/or local regulations.
Develop a garden food safety plan.
Determine how processing, storage, and ultimate use of school garden foods will take place.
Carryout the edible garden project including procuring supplies and installation.
Number gardens completed
Number of early childhood education (age 0 – pre-k) students, primary students (grades k-5), secondary students (grades 6-12) impacted
Number of collaborating CNP sites by level: early childhood education (age 0 – pre-k), primary (grades k-5), secondary (grades 6-12)
Dollar value of local foods purchased by product type: fruit, vegetables, fluid milk, other dairy, protein, grains (including baked goods), other
Pounds of food produced or pounds provided to CNP site(s) from edible garden site
Conduct an evaluation of the project.
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