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Resource | Webinars/Videos K-12 Cooking with USDA Foods

In this Dec. 18, 2014, webinar, White House Champions of Change chefs Carlin Breinig, Cyndie Story, and Garrett Berdan share culinary techniques and work simplification methods aimed at producing quality foods in quantity batches. USDA Foods highlighted in the presentation include flavorsome fruits, vibrant vegetables and legumes, and mealtime meats, cheeses, and grains.

12/18/2014
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2014-0084 Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers 2014

This memorandum updates previously issued questions and answers to reflect recent program changes.  This memorandum supersedes SFSP 09-2014 Revised, Summer Food Service Program Questions and Answers, Nov. 12, 2013.

SFSP10-2015
12/12/2014
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2014-0073 Farm to School and School Garden Expenses

Recently, we have received several questions about the use of funds from the nonprofit school food service account to cover expenditures related to farm to school activities and school gardens. The questions and answers below address specific scenarios that school food authorities may be dealing with when considering the allowability of such costs.

SP06-2015
11/12/2014
Resource | Webinars/Videos Healthy Habits Take Root - Engaging the Community in Farm to School Efforts

In this video, the fifth in a five-part series, farm to school practitioners from across the country talk about how they engage their entire communities in creating a healthier next generation, and who some of their most unlikely partners have turned out to be.

10/28/2014
Resource | Webinars/Videos Healthy Habits Take Root – Getting Kids Excited about Healthful, Local Foods

In this video, the fourth in a five-part series, farm to school practitioners from across the country talk about how they get kids excited about eating healthful, local foods. From taste tests, to farm visits, to culinary competitions, there are lots of ways to help children engage with, and get excited about, local products!

10/28/2014
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2014-0066 Performance Bonus (Section 4021) Questions and Answers - Agricultural Act of 2014

Attached are questions and answers pertaining to Section 4021 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 on the use of performance bonus money for Farmers' Markets bonus bucks and the use of bonus money for contractor fees.

09/18/2014
Resource | FAQs/Q&As | FNS-GD-2014-0063 SNAP Retailer, Issuance, and Electronic Benefits Transfer Provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014 - Questions and Answers

The attached questions and answers is a series intended to address inquiries received concerning certain retailer provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014, PL 113-79.

09/13/2014
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2014-0057 SNAP - Section 4006 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 - Questions and Answers Part II

The attached questions and answers provide additional policy clarifications responding to state agency concerns regarding the Implementing Memorandum for Section 4006, "Standard Utility Allowances Based on the Receipt of Energy Assistance," of The Agricultural Act of 2014. These questions and answers serve as formal guidance for use by FNS regional offices and state agencies as they implement the provisions of Section 4006.

08/20/2014
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