Tools from the Shed

A Guide To The Tools

For All

  1. Food Safety
    1. Farm to School Kitchen GUIDELINES (doc)
    2. Farm to School Kitchen GUIDELINES (PDF)
    3. Food Safety and Sanitation Plan TEMPLATE (doc)
    4. Food Safety and Sanitation Plan TEMPLATE (PDF)
    5. Sample Food Safety CHECKLIST (doc)
    6. Sample Food Safety CHECKLIST (PDF)
  2. Preservation
    1. BCFPA PPP Facilitators Manual 2011 06
    2. Pickling as Food Preservation
  3. Promoting Your Farm to School Program
    1. Sample Farm to School Promotional POSTER (doc)
    2. Sample Farm to School Promotional POSTER (PDF)
    3. Sample Salad Bar Savvy POSTER (doc)
    4. Sample Salad Bar Savvy POSTER (PDF)
  4. Seven Great Farm to School LINKS (PDF)

For Coordinators

  1. Revenue – Costs
    1. Farm to School Progress Report TEMPLATE (doc)
    2. Farm to School Progress Report TEMPLATE (PDF)
    3. Sample Local Food Purchase Tracking FORM (doc)
    4. Sample Local Food Purchase Tracking FORM (PDF)
  2. Salad Bar Diagram – Equipment
    1. Farm to School Progress Report TEMPLATE 1 (doc)
    2. Farm to School Progress Report TEMPLATE 1 (PDF)
    3. Sample Local Food Purchase Tracking FORM 1 (doc)
    4. Sample Local Food Purchase Tracking FORM 1 (PDF)
  3. Farm to School Agreement TEMPLATE.doc (doc)
  4. Farm to School Agreement TEMPLATE.doc (PDF)
  5. Purchase Order TEMPLATE (doc)
  6. Purchase Order TEMPLATE (PDF)
  7. Sample Call for Expression of Farmers Interest FORM (doc)
  8. Sample Call for Expression of Farmers Interest FORM (PDF)
  9. Sample Farmers Contact LIST (PDF)
  10. Sample Farmers Contact LIST (xls)
  11. Sample know your farmer know your food POSTER (doc)
  12. Sample know your farmer know your food POSTER (PDF)
  13. Sample Salad Bar Day CHECKLIST (doc)
  14. Sample Salad Bar Day CHECKLIST (PDF)
  15. Sample Salad Bar Food Inventory FORM Nanaimo-Foodshare (PDF)
  16. Sample Salad Bar Food Inventory FORM Nanaimo-Foodshare (xls)
  17. Sample Salad Bar Savvy POSTER 1 (doc)
  18. Sample Salad Bar Savvy POSTER 1 (PDF)
  19. Whats in Season (doc)
  20. Whats in Season (PDF)

For Farmers

  1. Farm to School Agreement TEMPLATE 1 (PDF)
  2. Farm to School Agreement TEMPLATE 2 (PDF)
  3. Know your Farmer Know Your Food Poster TEMPLATE (doc)
  4. Know your Farmer Know Your Food Poster TEMPLATE (PDF)
  5. Purchase Order TEMPLATE 1 (doc)
  6. Purchase Order TEMPLATE 2 (doc)
  7. Sample Call for Expression of Farmers Interest FORM 1 (doc)
  8. Sample Call for Expression of Farmers Interest FORM 1 (PDF)

For First Nations Communities

  1. BC First Nation Community Nutrition Needs Assets SURVEY (PDF)
  2. Farm to Cafeteria Initiatives Connections With the Tribal Food Sovereignty Movement (PDF)
  3. Healthy Food Guidelines for First Nations Communities (PDF)
  4. Traditional Food Facts Sheets (PDF)

For Schools

  1. 2010 Food GUIDELINES (PDF)
  2. Action Plan TEMPLATE (doc)
  3. Action Plan TEMPLATE (PDF)
  4. Sample Job DESCRIPTIONS (doc)
  5. Sample Job DESCRIPTIONS (PDF)
  6. Sample Parent LETTER (doc)
  7. Sample Parent LETTER (PDF)

For Teachers

  1. Curriculum LINKS for Teachers (doc)
  2. Curriculum LINKS for Teachers (PDF)
  3. Sample School Garden POLICY VSB
  4. School Year Gardens A Toolkit (PDF)