The Department of Education shall establish the Oregon Farm-To-School and School Garden

Program

• Assist schools in utilizing Oregon food and produce from school gardens

• Promote food and garden based education

• Provide information on how program may help implement wellness policies

• Develop F2S related programs with ODA

• Facilitate success

Oregon schools connect foodfarms and gardens

for healthy children and healthy communities

• Invested $160,000 (7¢/lunch)

• Inspired purchases = $1,128,317

• 401 of 409 economic sectors

• 1.86 economic multiplier

• 2.43 employment multiplier

Economic Analysis3

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Oregon School Districts Purchasing Local Food

As of 12/04/09

69 Oregon School Districts in 27 Counties Report Purchasing Local Food for their School Meal Programs

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Contact Information

Joan Ottinger, MS, RD

503 947 5901

joan.ottinger@

state.or.us