Colorado Policies

School Wellness Policies
Federal guidelines required that all schools participating in federal school meal programs establish Wellness Policies prior to the 2006-07 school year. These policies are to address nutrition, nutrition education, and physical activity. Since they must include public participation, they present a great opportunity for community involvement in all three areas.
The Farm to School group has been in contact with the public schools in the county on development of their policies, and will continue to offer assistance in implementation. We worked specifically with the Durango 9R District and provided suggested provisions regarding:

• * including local foods in school menus
• * including local agricultural knowledge in nutrition and agricultural education
• * including farm tours, farm presentations, cooking classes, tastings, and school gardens in the experiential aspects of curriculum.