EMTP Institution | Cadefarms

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Have opportunity to provide input to CADE on pressing needs to increase local food procurement
Receive The Teaching Kitchen ® at Lenox Hill award-winning farm to institution curriculum
Receive at least 20 hours of CADE support and technical assistance which may include but is not limited to: building internal leadership and policy; menu planning; matchmaking to local food producers and food hubs; food cost budgeting; seasonal procurement; value-chain development and matchmaking; other identified needs during onboarding process
Have 1:1 access to successful farm to institution enterprises, wholesale farmers, buyers, food hubs, distributors, institutional kitchen staff and more
Receive CADE and Farm to Institution partner briefings on market research around farm to institution, policy updates and more
Quarterly learning opportunities specific to emerging markets and farm to institution
Pending proven commitment to EMTP Program: Receive a kitchen site-visit and/or leadership training to support farm to institution procurement; available only after completion of TTK curriculum and proven commitment to program

Must have institutional leadership buy-in to work towards increasing local food procurement
Must be willing to complete a 6-module online training (from The Teaching Kitchen ® at Lenox Hill) that is estimated to be completed in 8 hours
Must be willing to commit to approximately 15 hours of scheduled calls, meetings or visits with CADE to support goal to increase local food procurement by 2023
Open to hosting (with stipend/payment and organization by CADE) farmer visits as part of our EMTP-Farmer Training and/or host other institutions to share practices
Must be willing to provide baseline data, complete workshop evaluations, and biannual surveys; Willing to share experiences (on a panel, in call, surveys, etc.) for year two recruitment of program

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Does your institution have local food procurement policy?

Yes

Does your institution have an exclusive distributor contract?

Yes

Does your institution have a geographic bid-preference?

Yes

How knowledegeable are you on a 1-5 scale with 1 being no knowledge and 5 being incredibly knowledgeable: Geographic bid-preference

How knowledegeable are you on a 1-5 scale with 1 being no knowledge and 5 being incredibly knowledgeable: New York seasonal produce

How knowledegeable are you on a 1-5 scale with 1 being no knowledge and 5 being incredibly knowledgeable: How to order direct from farmers

Approximately what percentage of your current purchasing is local (300 miles) and/or New York State grown or produced?

What is the number of farms, food hubs, aggregators, processors, and distributors that currently supply you with New York food?

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