A School's Guide to Purchasing Washington-Grown Food

A School's Guide to Purchasing Washington-Grown Food
Using Geographic Preference to Strengthen Farm to School

The full text of the procurement guide is available for download below. 

As you work through the guide, please feel free to contact us with questions, feedback, or requests for assistance in implementing a geographic preference for more local food purchasing in your district. 

WSDA will continue to supplement the resources and tools to assist districts in putting this guidance into practice.  Updates will posted on this page and will also be sent out via the farm to school connections listserv, which you can join on the Home page of this website.

Contact: 
Tricia Kovacs, WSDA
tkovacs@agr.wa.gov

Documents

• A School's Guide to Purchasing Washington-Grown Food - 8 MB - Main text of the procurement guide for download - Print and put into a binder for continued reference.
• Resources - Planning - 6 MB - Tools and documents to assist with planning for farm to school purchases, including seasonal availability information for menu planning
• Resources - Procurement - 4 MB - Sample worksheets and documents for procurement requests using a geographic preference
• Resources - Food Safety and Handling - 6 MB - Information and resources for best practices in food safety - on the farm, in the kitchen and in school gardens
• Resources - Government Documents - 4 MB - Laws, regulations, memos and other government guidance relating to geographic preference and school food
• Resources - School District Policies - 4 MB - Sample wellness and nutrition policies from school districts