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Evaluation for Transformation: A Cross-Sectoral

Evaluation Framework for Farm to School

Your name, affiliation

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Framework Development Process

• Informal engagement – over years (250+ persons)

• Formal engagement – Sep 2013 onwards (50+persons)1: Identification of broad areas

2: Framework content development

3: Content expansion and feedback

4: Testing at a short course in Austin, April 2014

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An Overview of Contents1: Introduction2: Background3: Framework Development Process

4.1: Program Articulation4.2: Public Health4.3: Community Economic Development4.4: Education4.5: Environmental Quality

5: Conclusion and Next Steps  

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Program Articulation • Farm to school looks different at every site• Need common language for describing

activities, so that you can evaluate them.

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National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

Supplemental Elements

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National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

reusable tray Truitt Brothers chili

Don Poncho tortilla chips

Clackamas Bakery cornbread

Willamette Valley Fruit Company blueberries

pears from Walter Wells

and Sons

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

fresh salsa

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

lettuce

Portland Public Schools Lunch Tray, www.ecotrust.org

National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

Actors and Touchpoints

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Hybrid Socio Ecological Model

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User Levels

PROGRAM RESEARCHPOLICYProgram planning,

reporting and evaluationResearch that builds

on programs and feeds into policies

Policies that support programs

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Cross-Sectoral Framework

Public Health

Community EconomicDevelopment

Environmental Quality

Education

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Cross-Sector Connections

Education

Public Health

Environmental Quality

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National Farm to School Network – Growing Stronger Together

Appendices• Evaluation resources

– Online repository of tools – search under “resources” on www.farmtoschool.org

• Implementation resources• Farm to School Menu of Options• Sample Logic Model• Sample Evaluation Tools – for all 4 sectors• Ideas for Exploration - for all 4 sectors

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Useful resources – User Guide– Sectoral briefs– Sample power point

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Using the Evaluation Framework

http://www.farmtoschool.org/resources-main/evaluation-framework

• Download PDF • Order a print copy • Provide feedback

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For more information on “Evaluation for Transformation: A Cross-Sectoral Evaluation

Framework for Farm to School, contact:

Anupama Joshi anupama@farmtoschool.org