1. Community Food Security Conference: Workshop Session – November 6, 2011
Growing Farm to Preschool: Bringing the “Farm” to Preschool Settings
Action Plan: Building the Farm to Preschool Movement in My Community
Farm to Preschool is a systems approach and involves many stakeholders. There is a
growing network of support at the national level – use this worksheet to help you assess
how you can support the movement in your community.
Action Plan Scope (e.g. state, region, city, district, school or other institution): what
level will I work at?
Action Plan Goal(s) (e.g., take the first steps towards building a farm to preschool
program, form a coalition of stakeholders to do farm to preschool planning work,
involve more stakeholders in current farm to preschool program, etc.): what do I want
to do?
Who are the key farm to preschool How can each stakeholder group engage?
stakeholders in my community? List What types of activities can they do in
categories as well as specific organizations support of farm to preschool efforts?
or individuals, if you can
Childcare center(s):
Childcare center staff (e.g., teachers, food
service staff, administrators):
Families (preschoolers, parents, other
family members):
Childcare organization(s) doing supportive
work (e.g., regulation, referral agencies,
resource centers):
Farmers and Food Producers (individuals
or organizations):
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2. Community Food Security Conference: Workshop Session – November 6, 2011
Growing Farm to Preschool: Bringing the “Farm” to Preschool Settings
Community Activists:
Policy Makers/Legislators:
Health care providers/public health
workers/nutritionists:
Community Organizations or Members:
Others:
Best opportunities/leverage points (given Potential obstacles or challenges:
my unique circumstances & resources):
What other resources may be useful to draw on or keep in mind?
Next Steps (where do I go from here?):
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