Farm to Cafeteria
s'Cool Food's Farm to Cafeteria component has a simple objective: to connect local farmers with school kitchens. With an abundance of agricultural products and farms of all sizes, Santa Barbara County serves as an ideal location for this effort.
Currently, multiple school districts throughout the county are implementing Farm to Cafeteria strategies for local purchasing. While no one size fits all approach exists, s'Cool Food works to ensure effective and efficient implementation strategies that are best suited to a particular school district and participating farmers.
Our Farm to Cafeteria program, however, does not operate in a vacuum and requires other critical elements to enable it to function properly. It is only through the holistic implementation of other programs such as our Culinary Boot Camp for school food service staff, Jr. Chef Day events and s'Cool Gardens programs for students, and Strategic Funding for equipment and infrastructure that our Farm to Cafeteria program can become truly sustainable.
- Partnering School Districts
Buy fresh, buy local. Is your child's school district on board?
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- Partnering Distributors
Local distribution eliminates food miles and keeps food fresh!
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- Partnering Farms
No farms, no food. See which local farmers are helping us change school food one meal at a time.
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- Photo Galleries
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Check out our Farm To Cafeteria photo galleries!
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