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Support new and existing farm-to-school programs that increase the health, nutrition, and food system awareness of students in all of California's educational institutions.

Proposed Places to Start in 2008:
1.    Work with existing programs to set the stage to create new Farm to Cafeteria connections in 25 CA universities, and 250 CA public k-12 schools by 2011.
2.    Create and support an online networking tool for stakeholders in the Farm-to-School movement where they can share resources and best practices, and further the development of a common vision and goals.
3.    Partner with the nationwide “Real Food Challenge”, a coalition organization with the goal of increasing sustainable food on college and University campuses.

Potential Future Actions for 2009-2012:
4.    Support existing, and build new, gardens in every school in CA. Use current momentum and best practices of school garden advocates to foster new gardens in 20 CA universities, and 200 public k-12 schools by 2011.
5.    Augment existing curriculum to combine garden, farm, environmental health, nutrition, and food system education in K through Higher Education, with a focus on experiential learning.  Develop and disseminate curriculum by 2009, lobby to have curriculum mandated by CA public k-12 by 2011.
 
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