Bakersfield City School District - Farm To Student 2025

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Bakersfield City School District

C elebratin g local food, local farmers & nutrition education!

Bakersfield City School District

Achieving Excellence for all Students through Equity & Innovation.

Bakersfield City School District’s Nutrition Services Program’s mission is to help students achieve academic excellence by balancing good nutrition with physical fitness. To provide low-cost, nutritious, well-balanced, and good-tasting meals so that all students will be able to learn at their best.

Bakersfield City School District’s Wellness Policy

Celebratin

Tangerines| Kiwifruit| Milk

Tangerines

69,000 acres of land in California is used to harvest tangerines.

Tangerine trees are much smaller than most other citrus fruit trees.

Tangerine trees grow 10-15 feet tall.

28% of tangerines grown in the U.S. come from California.

Over half of California’s tangerines come from San Joaquin Valley.

“Easy

Peelers”

Tangerines are easier to peel than most other citrus fruit.

Tangerines are known for their BIRGHT orange peel.

1 tangerine tree can produce up to 7,000 tangerines per season.

Tangerine trees are evergreen. Out of all citrus fruits, tangerines are the most resilient to cold weather.

Sunkist

Sunkist is a cooperative family-owned citrus farms

40+ different varieties of citrus.

Sunkist began in 1893 making them OLDEST agricultural co one of the 1,000+ family farms a part of Sunkist.

Many of Sunkist’s family farms prioritize sustainable practices.

Kiwifruit

98% of all kiwifruit grown in the U.S. comes from California.

Most kiwifruit in California is in season from Oct – May.

The majority of kiwifruit grown in California is from Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

ALL kiwifruit is harvested by hand. Over 1 MILLION TONS of kiwifruit

can reach yup to 33 feet long.

Kiwifruit vines can produce fruit for up to 30 years.

Bees are the main pollinators for kiwifruit. growing season of 240 days.

Catania Worldwide

Catania Worldwide is a family-run operation of

Catania Worldwide grows over 10 different kinds of fruit!

Catania Worldwide was founded by Michael Leonard Catania in 1929 & is currently run by Paul Catania.

Catania Worldwide grows, harvests,

Catania Worldwide grows their fruit in both Mexico

Catania Worldwide’s California facility is Madera, CA

Milk is a type of dairy product –most commonly made from cows.

1 serving contains

Milk is made up of 85-95% water with the rest being fats, proteins, carbohydrates & vitamins

Breeds of Dairy Cows: 6

1. Ayrshire

2. Brown Swiss

3. Guernsey

4. Holstein

5. Jersey

6. Milking Shorthorn

Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!

1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day. Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!

dairy farms!

Protein

Protein builds, maintains and replaces the tissues in the body.

Protein helps to transport & store nutrients throughout the body.

18 - 20% of the body is protein.

EVERY cell in the human body contains protein.

The body cannot store protein long term… which is why protein needs to be consumed daily.

Protein is made

blocks.

Protein plays a big role in building and repairing muscles.

Protein is a MACRONUTRIENT . A macronutrient is a nutrient that the body needs in LARGE

Protein helps maintain fluid balance throughout the body.

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