Straw Bale Gardening in CNPs

Course Description

This online training describes the steps to create a straw bale garden.

• Course Number: 332
• Training Length: 37 minutes
• Certificate: Yes
• Target Audience: Child Nutrition Programs
• Mandatory: No
• Cost: Free
• Date Recorded: March 2019

Online Course

Begin the Straw Bale Gardening in CNPs Course.

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy memorandum CACFP 11–2015, Local Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) with Questions and Answers
  
  
• USDA SP 32–2009: School Garden Questions and Answers: Access the memo here: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

• USDA SP 06-2015: Farm to School and School Garden Expenses: Access the memo here: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

• USDA Fact Sheets web page
  
  
• Urban Farmer California: Vegetable Planting Calendar web page
  
  
• Rice Straw Market web page (to find organic straw bales)
  
  
• California Farm to School web page (for garden-based nutrition education curricula)

Crediting

• Crediting: 0.5 hours

• Key Area: Nutrition (1000)
  • Training Topic: Nutrition Education (1200)
    
    • Learning Objective: Support school gardens as a means to nutrition education (1230)

For more information on crediting, access the USDA Professional Standards Learning: Professional Standards Learning Objectives & Training Topics | Food and Nutrition Service

Contact Us

If you have technical difficulties, please contact the Education and Nutrition Policy Unit by phone at 916-445-9127 for assistance. If you have questions about straw bale gardening, please send email to Farm2School@cde.ca.gov.