USDA Procurement Regulations and Farm to School Practices
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Presented by Stacey Purslow, NH Farm to School program coordinator
USDA Procurement regulations regarding school food purchases will be enforced starting onJuly 1, 2016. Purchases made for any federally funded meal program will have to comply. Documentation of your procurements will become part of the audits that the Bureau of Nutrition Programs and Services does. This workshop is appropriate for food service staff, farm to school coordinators, and farmers interested in selling to schools and provides an overview of the requirements with a focus on farm to school and how to use the process to make local food purchases.
New Hampshire Farm to School is a program of the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire. Stacey Purslow, DTR, has been the program coordinator since 2009. Stacey has a background in food service and nutrition and also coordinates the New Hampshire School and Youth Garden Network as well as New Hampshire Gleans.
This is a free event, but registration is required.