Meeting Time: June 24, 2015 at 6:00pm PDT
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Agenda Item

15-0897 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Community Alliance With Family Farmers, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: 1) identify procurement sources for all California Specialty Crops and cost out all new recipes; 2) modify the salad bar program to establish a "California Bar, which maximizes use of California Specialty Crops and rotates seasonally, featuring appealing and culturally relevant options for students; 3) include Harvest of the Month (HOM) promotions on all salad bars four times per year, aligning with the menu cycle, with product sourced from a family farmer; 4) research and plan in-house fruit and vegetable processing for the new central kitchen to maximize use of California specialty crops and eliminate use of frozen vegetables sourced from outside California for school sites, for Nutrition Services, for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $8,325.00.