Strategies for Freshly-Prepared

00:23:47
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Welcome! Please introduce yourself by typing your name, position, and where you work into the chat box. Happy Autumn! What are you doing to celebrate the changing of the season?

00:24:02
Rita Acevedo:
Hi everyone, This is Rita at Bear Valley USD

00:24:04
Amanda Pitones:
Amanda Pitones - Calipatria Unified School District, in Southern California.

00:24:08
Lua Siegel:
Lua Siegel. Gardening teacher in an Oregon rural school. Racing against the rain to get garden beds cleaned and covered in leaves and compost while putting all the harvest to use with students!

00:24:12
Alyce Herneandez:
Alyce Hernandez

00:24:20
Claire Tauber:
Hi all! Claire Tauber, Farm to School Coordinator with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers. I'm looking forward to cooking soups again

00:24:24
Brooke Kenney:
Brooke Kenney, Food Services Manager at Hanford Joint Union HSD

00:24:28
Darrell Valor:
Darrell Valor

00:24:29
Juliette Siu:
Hi All! My name is Juliette - CN Operations Manager here in Santa Cruz, CA. Excited for pumpkin carving and pumpkin seeds!

00:24:30
Ashley Smith:
Ashley Smith dietetic intern San Diego, CA

00:24:35
CINDY Hu:
Cindy Hu, Education Program Manager at Center for Ecoliteracy in CA. Happy Autumn, hoping to get out to a Pumpkin patch next month with my kiddo.

00:24:35
Katrina Caputo:
Hello! Katrina Caputo,

00:24:36
Brendan Shields:
Brendan Shields, Magnolia SD in Anaheim...I will be avoiding everything that has to do with Pumpkin Spice.

00:24:39
Ashley Glass:
Ashley Glass, Compton Unified School District, Nutrition Program Analyst

00:24:46
Elizabeth Bronw-Smith:
Elizabeth Brown-Smith, Director of Food & Nutrition Services at Whittier Union HIgh School District

00:24:47
Lauren Krohn:
Lauren Krohn- Nutrition & Certification Manager with Eat Real

00:24:47
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Welcome! Please introduce yourself by typing your name, position, and where you work into the chat box. Happy Autumn! What are you doing to celebrate the changing of the season?

00:24:50
Kristie Summers:
Hello, Kristie & Karen at Lakeside California

00:24:53
Katrina Caputo:
Pleasant Valley School District , Camarillo

00:24:53
Darrell Valor:
Darrell Valor, Albany Unified Nutrition Services

00:24:55
Esther Huizar:
Hi Everyone! Esther Huizar Cafeteria Manager at Oak Valley School in Tulare, CA

00:24:58
Yousef - CAFF - he/him:
Yousef Buzayan (he/him), Senior Farm to Market Manager, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF). Fall’s football season, so watching a lot of football

00:24:59
Abby Halperin:
Hello everyone! Abby Halperin, Policy and Grants Manager at the Center for Ecoliteracy. Looking forward to celebrating fall with winter squash soup!

00:25:01
Lynn Wong:
Lynn Wong, from Santa Rosa, CA (north of San Francisco)

00:25:05
Rebecca Ward:
Rebecca Ward, Acalanes USD I'm going to the beach this weekend, as it is perfect beach weather in NorCal!

00:25:08
Shannon Illingworth:
Shannon Illingworth, Nutrition Specialist with Capistrano USD. Chili and football :)

00:25:12
Suzy Sayre:
Suzy Sayre El Monte Union High School District

00:25:12
Fran Debost:
Fran Debost, director at San Mateo-Foster City School District

00:25:14
Colleen Robinson:
Colleen Robinson-SDUSD-enjoying the cooler weather if it ever arrives :)

00:25:14
Bailey Morrison:
Hi everyone! I am Bailey Morrison, the dietetic intern at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District for the next five weeks. I’m going to be excited for all the Halloween festivities; getting tickets to haunted houses/mazes and maybe even zombie paintball!

00:25:16
Molly Daugherty:
Hello everyone, this is Molly Daugherty w/ Eat Real

00:25:24
Tanya Harter:
Tanya Harter from Paradise Unified School District.  Serving some warm dishes for our students.

00:25:30
Joanna Danielson:
Joanna Danielson, Nutrition Coordinator, Santa Cruz City Schools

00:25:33
Kristie Summers:
Saturday's Farmers Market in Poway

00:25:35
Rebecca Ward:
I'm waiting for Boo at the Zoo in Oakland!

00:25:36
Ashley Glass:
Pumpkin shaped pasta and autumnal sauce for the family tonight!

00:25:42
Anne Moertel (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Hi all, Anne Moertel, Outreach and Communications Manager at the Center for Ecoliteracy. I’m not ready! I still want a sunny beach, a cold drink, and peaches and watermelon.

00:25:53
Alexa Norstad:
Hi, everyone, and welcome to today’s School Food Innovator session! I’m the executive director at the Center for Ecoliteracy. I’ll be working on processing 75 pounds of apples I picked with my kids over the weekend.

00:26:26
Jennifer McNeil:
Hi Everyone! Jen from LunchAssist here! I’ve been making Pumpkin Spice Lattes at home with a great homemade spice blend of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and cloves.

00:26:38
Kristin Hilleman:
Kristin Hilleman, Director, Capistrano USD, fall fishing beach going and evening firepits.

00:27:01
Catherine Paredes:
Catherine Paredes from Borrego Springs USD...looking forward to temps below triple digits ;-)

00:27:27
Judith Crumpler:
Hi everyone, Judith From Bear Valley USD, Child Nutrition Services in always sunny California!

00:27:52
June Richardson:
June Richardson - Ravenswood City SD East Palo Alto, CA.

00:27:54
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
What are your plans for celebrating National Farm to School Month? National Farm to School Network resources - https://www.farmtoschool.org/our-work/farm-to-school-month

00:28:00
Claire Tauber:
I LOVE this f2s month graphic!

00:28:09
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "I LOVE this f2s mont..." Same!

00:28:18
cynthia topete:
Hi. Cynthia Topete from Child Care Resource Center in Southern California

00:28:28
Lua Siegel:
Field trip to farms and eating lots of locally grown food

00:28:46
Molly Daugherty:
Eat Real will also be at the CDFA conference! Looking forward to connecting Liz and Crystal and all going.

00:29:06
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "Eat Real will also b..." Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you there.

00:29:41
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
https://www.californiafoodforcaliforniakids.org/join

00:29:48
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
https://www.californiafoodforcaliforniakids.org/join

00:30:30
June Richardson:
Participating in CA CRUNCH and featuring Blue Lake Beans from a family owned Family Farm Dwelley in Brentwood, CA.

00:30:44
Jennifer McNeil:
We will be celebrating Farm to School Month at the CDFA Conference as well! Can’t wait to see many of you there and also at CSNA next month!!

00:33:47
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
How do you define local? What does local mean to your school district?

00:34:34
Lua Siegel:
Our school is in a fertile valley and makes an effort to approach farmers we can personally meet

00:35:07
Pamela Lee:
Pamela Lee from Humboldt County, in the NC Region.

00:35:15
Jenn Rogge_CDFA Farm to School:
Hi! I'm Jenn Rogge, the Superior Network Lead for CDFA farm to school.

00:35:22
MICHAEL ACKLEY-GRADY:
Hi All, I am Michael Ackley-Grady and I am the Central Region Producer Specialist based in Sacramento!

00:35:52
Diana Carrillo:
Diana Carrillo from Central School District in Southern California

00:36:01
Jacqueline Day, CDFA:
Hello! I'm Jacqueline Day, F2S Regional Lead for the South Coast area which spans from Santa Cruz County down through Ventura County. Feel free to reach out to me if you need help Jacqueline.Day@cdfa.ca.gov üôÇ

00:36:33
Erika Allen:
Erika Allen- Central Union High School District in Southern California

00:37:25
Gianmario Oddi:
Gianmario Oddi- MHUSD Northern California

00:37:50
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Do you have a student approved plant-forward recipe? Submit Here: https://bit.ly/3Rx6Oql

00:38:20
Bailey Morrison:
Love plant-forward and plant-based!

00:39:18
Cindy Hu (she/her):
Looks yummy!

00:39:42
cynthia topete:
Beautiful. : )

00:40:28
Jacqueline Day, CDFA:
Yum!

00:40:35
Fran Debost:
Will we get the slides of this webinar?

00:40:51
Jennifer McNeil:
Do you have a student approved plant-forward recipe? Submit Here: https://bit.ly/3Rx6Oql

00:41:11
Lua Siegel:
how are these schools finding response from students for this fresher food?

00:41:13
Abby Halperin:
@Fran, great question — yes, all slides, resources, and a recording will be sent out after the call

00:41:16
Rebecca Ward:
Will these recipes be available to use? 

00:41:21
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "Will we get the slid..." Hi Fran, yes. We will share slides and a recording in a follow-up email.

00:41:44
Fran Debost:
Replying to "Will we get the slid..." Great! Thank you!

00:43:19
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Hot off the Press! üî•CEP Final Rule Summary from USDA, published yesterday! https://drive.google.com/file/d/10EWIROnIR9ARbw5RowY-D78oCf8DprXy/view?usp=drive_link

00:44:39
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
What is your reaction to the CEP Final Rule? What else would you add to this list in terms of potential impact of this change? Here is another link with more detailed information on the policy: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/fr-092623

00:47:39
Jennifer McNeil:
Sorry everyone! Lola was too excited to join! She’s back with my hubby and I can jump back into policy at the end!

00:48:10
Brendan Shields:
Thanks Josh!  You are awesome!

00:48:41
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "Sorry everyone! Lola..." All good Jen!

00:49:13
Jennifer McNeil:
Replying to "Sorry everyone! Lola..." Struggles of 3 year olds who can now open office doors 

00:49:58
Amanda Pitones:
Replying to "Sorry everyone! Lola..." Aww, enjoy it mama soon she will be driving. Time goes by so fast.

00:53:25
Molly Daugherty:
Looks delicious Josh! Wow!

00:53:38
June Richardson:
How can we get those wonderful recipes?

00:54:09
Jennifer McNeil:
I don’t know about y’all but I am HUNGRY! Josh when are we having lunch together at SAUSD? Kudos to you and the team!

00:54:31
Lauren Krohn:
Josh, all of this food looks so tasty!

00:54:45
Rebecca Ward:
Wow! The food looks incredible!

00:55:55
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "How can we get those..." Hi June, we’ll share Josh’s information and recipes in the follow-up email.

00:58:47
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Santa Ana USD Webpage: https://www.sausd.us/Domain/1533

00:58:58
Lua Siegel:
I"m curious about the difference between USDA meal reimbursement and real cost of scratch meals

00:59:27
Anne Moertel (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Yes Josh!

00:59:41
Pamela Lee:
Josh is amazing! Such a rockstar!!! Thank you!!!

00:59:48
Claire Tauber:
So inspiring!

00:59:58
Rita Acevedo:
Wonderful presentation, Thank you

01:00:00
Fran Debost:
YEs Super Josh!

01:00:03
Mark Chavez:
Incredible work, Josh!  Thank you!

01:00:06
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Awesome work, Josh! His team is truly is incredible.

01:00:09
Pamela Lee:
josh can you please drop your email in the chat?

01:01:42
Crystal Whitelaw (she/her) I Center for Ecoliteracy:
Questions for Josh? Drop them in the chat, we will have Q&A towards the end of today’s call.

01:02:12
Abby Halperin:
Replying to "I"m curious about th..." Lua, this is a great question. Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) did a survey with CA food service leaders in April and found that providing fresh + local foods was about $0.40 per meal (https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/18/3855/htm)

01:03:34
Rebecca Ward:
I just had an email come through saying there is a 4th round of KitFunds coming?

01:03:36
Elizabeth Bronw-Smith:
We can also use our KIT funds for repairs, correct?

01:05:01
Abby Halperin:
Replying to "I just had an email ..." This may be the remaining $15M from the 2022 KIT funds (it was originally held back because of a possible carve-out in the 2023 budget, but now that this has been resolved, that funding should be going out). The $585M from the 2022 KIT funds went out earlier this year.

01:05:34
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
On Sep. 14, CDE hosted a webinar with updates to definitions of Freshly Prepared Onsite Meals. Here is the slide deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pN7PbPBM1L-w5A1vR8BG5ZGtWYN1FhZC/view?usp=sharing

01:06:20
Rebecca Ward:
Honestly, I find all of this just a tad confusing!

01:06:44
Abby Halperin:
Replying to "We can also use our ..." Yes! Purchase, repair, and associated infrastructure improvements are all allowable

01:07:08
Amanda Pitones:
Replying to "Honestly, I find all..." Ditto.

01:08:58
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
üìùCheck out this Freshly Prepared Meals Infographic from LunchAssist on how to calculate the 40% https://drive.google.com/file/d/15q0_ZpbVoswzWY2rLZj6STqTQ1t8_5Oi/view?usp=sharing

01:11:32
June Richardson:
It's a learning curve for everyone

01:11:57
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
🤓Keep track of KIT funds expenditures using this handy dandy spreadsheet! The link is view only, so please download or make a copy in google sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GSVpQ3XYxF1X2ckYLG6dJJxMFBfdiMrE/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104794043310478733677&rtpof=true&sd=true

01:12:37
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Thanks so much everyone! üôè Please keep in touch with us via our free weekly newsletter where we always share policy updates and free resources! https://www.lunchassist.org/newsletter/

01:12:47
Michael Jochner:
@Jen - Rocking it again!

01:13:35
Pamela Lee:
Thanks Jen! Loved the to see your cute co-worker!

01:13:39
Alexa Norstad:
Welcome, Jacob! We’re so happy to have you with us today.

01:13:46
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Spork Food Hub: https://www.fierygingerfarm.com/spork-food-hub

01:17:06
Molly Daugherty:
The squash cubes look wonderful! Well done Spork and WPUSD!

01:18:38
Jacqueline Day, CDFA:
love the cubed squash idea! yum!

01:19:03
Jen | LunchAssist:
Wow this looks amazing!

01:21:37
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Love being able to expand student palates this way

01:21:44
Rebecca Ward:
So jelly of these gorgeously equipped kitchens!

01:21:47
Bailey Morrison:
So cool! Love the taste test idea

01:22:08
Cindy Hu (she/her):
Super cool, I don’t think I’ve ever had a purple daikon

01:22:13
Michael Jochner:
Pickling = Healthy Gut!

01:24:59
Bailey Morrison:
I see you’re hiring an Operation manager. I’m in the area, do you have any other or even volunteer positions?

01:25:14
Molly Daugherty:
Love the idea of making sauce with summer tomatoes and freezing it for use year-round! I want to do more of that in my home kitchen!

01:25:31
Lauren Krohn:
Kids LOVE fruits and veggies, even unique ones like hakurei turnips! Spork Food Hub does an amazing job of supporting tastings at school to take that off the plate of the Nutrition Department. 10/10 would recommend them to any district. 

01:26:15
Fran Debost:
Amazing presentation!

01:27:12
Jacob Weiss | Spork Food Hub:
kids do love hakurei turnips! Thanks Laruen!

01:27:56
Colleen Robinson:
Jen that's hilarious :)

01:28:03
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Center for Ecoliteracy Resources Seven Proven Strategies to Increase Students‚Äô Time to Eat:  https://www.ecoliteracy.org/article/seven-proven-strategies-increase-time-eat How to Plan a Student-Centered Farmer Visit to Your School:  https://www.californiafoodforcaliforniakids.org/student-centered-farmer-visit School Food Innovator Series: Staff Training and Development | December 6: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqc-quqzkqGdGJ38eeNGndUJWvh6IZbKNa#/registration

01:29:16
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Center for Ecoliteracy Resources Join the California Food for California Kids Network:  https://www.californiafoodforcaliforniakids.org/network-membership

01:29:53
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
CDFA Office of Farm to Fork 2023 California Farm to School Conference: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/cafarmtoschoolconference/ 2023 National Farm to School Month Resources: https://www.farmtoschool.org/our-work/farm-to-school-month

01:30:36
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
LunchAssist Weekly Update Newsletter: https://www.lunchassist.org/newsletter/ CAFF Bid Generator: https://bidgenerator.org/ CAFF California School Produce Procurement Guide: https://caff.org/ca-school-district-produce-procurement-guide/ USDA Menu Planner for School Meals: https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/menu-planner-school-meals

01:30:40
Jacqueline Day, CDFA:
some scholarships for registration to attend the F2S conference are available - if you need a scholarship, please ask

01:30:57
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
National School Lunch Week, Oct 9 - 13: https://schoolnutrition.org/about-school-meals/national-school-lunch-week/#resources USDA MyPlate Kitchen Hispanic/Latin American Cuisine Recipes: https://www.myplate.gov/myplate-kitchen/recipes?f%5B0%5D=cuisine%3A134&f%5B1%5D=program%3A128 USDA SNAP-Ed Spanish Language Materials: https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/nutrition-education/spanish-language-materials USDA Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFARMERS/bulletins/3704d29

01:31:04
Claire Tauber:
Also from CAFF- Last week to sign up for the CA Crunch! https://caff.org/crunch2023/

01:31:45
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
CAFF California Crunch: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf60ZHFYhAWiGDK2J4Mu-zOA16IoAcsoirHjig1F5bjhlek9A/viewform

01:31:52
Claire Tauber:
You read my mind Liz

01:32:13
Lauren Krohn:
I also recommend CA Crunch supported by CAFF! They helped me a lot with that event when working in Child Nutrition.

01:32:50
Yousef - CAFF - he/him:
If you want free crunch stickers please sign up by EOD today!

01:33:10
Rebecca Ward:
This overlaps w/the CSNA conference?

01:33:21
Shannon Illingworth:
Josh, did you offer the culinary training in the evenings or after work hours for your employees?

01:33:33
Bailey Morrison:
Do any presenters have any volunteer-based roles in the Sacramento county area?

01:33:34
Jen | LunchAssist:
Replying to "This overlaps w/the ..." Nope its the two days before!

01:33:47
Michael Jochner:
CDFA = Tue/Wed

01:33:49
Jen | LunchAssist:
Replying to "This overlaps w/the ..." Janel and I will be there on Wednesday! Come hang with us, Rebecca!!

01:33:59
Abby Halperin:
Replying to "This overlaps w/the ..." It’s intended as a pre-conference for CSNA so you can take one trip and do both!

01:34:00
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "This overlaps w/the ..." Exactly! And conveniently in the same city! üôÇ

01:34:00
Michael Jochner:
CSNA - Thur-Sat

01:34:42
Jen | LunchAssist:
Replying to "This overlaps w/the ..." So convenient for those of us with a long commute 

01:34:47
Kristin Hilleman:
It would be REALLY helpful to have a deep dive procurement conversation for larger districts. How to navigate the bid process for small farmers, food hubs, etc.

01:35:09
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "Lola Interruption.gif" Jen this is the first thing I thought of. Haha!

01:35:30
Jen | LunchAssist:
Replying to "Lola Interruption.gif" Of course @Vince Caguin sent this to me immediately üòÇ

01:36:56
Abby Halperin:
Replying to "It would be REALLY h..." I’m so glad you said this — we’re tentatively planning a call on this topic next spring — would love to know if there are specific questions you’d like addressed (or speakers you’d like to see)

01:37:14
Kristin Hilleman:
It’s frustrating because the requirements, which are intended to spread the wealth and encourage free/open competition, are actually forcing us to purchase our Farm to School items from the large distributors that already have our produce business.

01:38:21
Jacob Weiss | Spork Food Hub:
We have gone to bid with several districts which has opened the door for lots of small farms that otherwise would not have been able to access some big schools

01:39:18
Amanda Pitones:
Can you please share the Farm to School info again they are offering next month?

01:39:22
Claire Tauber:
If you want support with creating a bid geared for local purchasing, Yousef and I at CAFF have some templates and Bid Creation software at www.bidgenerator.org

01:40:00
Kristin Hilleman:
@Jacob Weiss | Spork Food Hub do you then fill out the bid for a district? We do not have any luck with people bidding

01:40:52
Liz Carlton (she/her) | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Replying to "Can you please share..." Amanda, here are the links to the conference + the resources ‚CDFA Office of Farm to Fork 2023 California Farm to School Conference: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/cafarmtoschoolconference/ 2023 National Farm to School Month Resources: https://www.farmtoschool.org/our-work/farm-to-school-month

01:41:43
Jen | LunchAssist:
The team at CAFF is wonderful and my dear friend Ben Thomas who used to work at CAFF also now does procurement consulting through Shared Plate Strategies and he is a great person to chat with about procurement struggles especially in bigger districts.  ben@sharedplatestrategies.com

01:41:43
Rebecca Ward:
Piggy backing is a great idea

01:41:45
Amanda Pitones:
Replying to "Can you please share..." Thank you.

01:42:16
Shannon Illingworth:
Replying to "Can you please share..." If anyone has a piggybackable produce bid, especially for local and CA grown, please email me stillingworth@capousd.org

01:42:25
Yousef - CAFF - he/him:
Replying to "The team at CAFF is ..." SPS is a great resource!

01:42:30
Stacey Williamson:
Thank you!

01:42:35
Amy Garfinkel:
Thank you!

01:42:40
Jen | LunchAssist:
Thank you all for being here! It’s amazing to be on the line with you all again!!

01:42:42
Amanda Pitones:
Thank you all!

01:42:44
Rebecca Ward:
Thank everyone!

01:42:46
Claire Tauber:
Thanks everyone!

01:42:51
Gianmario Oddi:
Thank you!!!