Post date: Aug 13, 2018 3:24:5 PM
Request for Proposal (RFP) for Independent Contractor Services Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Support and Training Consultant
Introduction
The Calaveras Unified School District (CUSD) is issuing this request for proposals for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Support and Training Consultant. Calaveras Unified School District (CUSD), in partnership with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Central Sierra, will create a district‐wide Garden Enhanced Nutrition Education (GENE), school‐based specialty crop distribution and farm partnership model which will address knowledge about, access to, demand for, and consumption of specialty crops.
Scope of Services
The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Support and Training Consultant will be recruited with a competitive process. The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Support and Training Consultant will do the following activities at Calaveras High School to support project objectives:
With the support of the PM and Farm to School Coordinator, support additional connections and reach out to local farms to be integrated into school based specialty crop box distribution system.
Train high school students in strategies to market and distribute specialty crops using the CSA model and support overall marketing implementation.
As required by District policy, the successful applicant will have to be fingerprinted and TB tested.
Submittal Due Date
Responses to this RFP shall be submitted no later than August 24th, 2018 at 3:00 pm.
Location:
Calaveras Unified School District ATTN: Business Services
3304 Highway 12
P.O. Box 788
San Andreas, CA 95249