Farm to School & Local Foods
Durango 9-R Student Nutrition Services is committed to enhancing our students' education by providing nutritious and delicious meals with pride. Our successful Farm to School program helps support our area's farmers while fulfilling our goal to serve fresh, wholesome school meals.
How it works
The District establishes contracts with local farmers who then provide fruits, vegetables, and beef. When available, our students are eating locally grown mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, zucchini, squash, carrots, herbs, onions, cherry tomatoes, and radishes.
Farm to School Bids
The 2024-2025 Invitation for Bid Farm-to-School Produce and Farm To School Beef is posted below. Bid Responses are due by 2:00 pm, March 29, 2024.
Farmers
After reviewing the information provided in the documents linked below, if you have questions feel free to contact Director of Food & Nutrition Services, Matt Poling at 970-259-1630, extension 2042, or via email [email protected]
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- National Farm to School Info: National Farm to School Network
- Colorado Farm to School Project: Colorado Farm To School.org
- Link to Local Food Work in SW Colorado: Healthy Community Food Systems