Slow Food Denver Seed-to-Table Alliance Site Visit Checklist PART 1: CONTACT INFORMATION 1. School Name ________________________________________________________________ 2. School Address _______________________________________________________________ 3. School Phone ________________________________________________________________ 4. Garden Leader Name __________________________________________________________ 5. Garden Leader Email Address ___________________________________________________ 6. Garden Leader Phone _________________________________________________________ 7. Principal’s Name ______________________________________________________________ 8. Principal’s Email Address _______________________________________________________ 9. Are there any other parents, teachers or staff who would like to be on the Seed-to-Table email list? ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. School Free and Reduced Lunch Percentage _______________________________________ 11. Total Enrollment ______________________________________________________________ 12. Type of school: PreK Elementary Middle K-8 High School PART 2: GARDEN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 13. Area in square feet ____________________________________________________________ 14. Number of Plots ______________________________________________________________ 15. Special features: Tool box Tool shed Compost Bin Drip Irrigation Sprinklers 16. Is there a community garden on school grounds? ____________________________________ PART 3: ALLIANCE BENEFITS TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOL Garden set-up consultation Garden Committee or Parent Organization meeting Meetings and workshops to support garden leader/volunteer education Access to resources including seeds, seedlings, soil, and other equipment Onsite mentoring for school garden activities, email Allie@slowfooddenver.org Two cooking classes a year, email Katrina@slowfooddenver.org to schedule a class Grant writing support Materials and training for the Denver Youth Farmers’ Markets Program (in collaboration with DUG) Materials and training for the Garden to Cafeteria program (only in DPS, JeffCo and Littleton) To contact us, email allie@slowfooddenver.org or gigia@slowfooddenver.org PART 4: ALLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOL Pay annual dues of $100 Keep accurate account of garden classes by filling out the Seed-to-Table Alliance Reporting Form after each activity. A link to the Form is on the front page of our website (“Data Entry Portal”), www.sfdseedtotable.org Follow school district policies and procedures regarding school gardens. PART 5: GARDEN STATUS 17. What are your biggest successes with your garden program? ___________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 18. What are your biggest challenges and needs with your garden program? _________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 19. How can we help you? _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________