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A taste of conejo. Conejo Valley Unified School District. Conejo Valley USD serves the communities of Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village in the Eastern Ventura County. Students: 20,100
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Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley USD serves the communities of Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village in the Eastern Ventura County. Students: 20,100 27 schools- 18 elementary, 5 middle schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, and 1 continuation high school. 23% students eligible for free and reduced price meals
Production Style Central kitchen: Preps fresh, local, seasonal crops for the elementary schools Prepares entrees, soups, and sides Delivers to sites Catering program Afterschool snacks (three sites) Middle and High Schools: Order, prep, cook, and serve Students Staff Harvest-of-the-Month- all schools
Central Kitchen- New Recipe 1200 Chili Verde Burritos
Empowering staff to share their skills Engaging in the process- collaborating on recipe ideas, marketing, customer service
CNS Staff Back-to-School Meeting Ahi two-ways and Homemade Pasta Celebrity MasterChef Jr. Troy Glass
Dietetic Interns developing foodservice and catering techniques
Farms- Making the Connections- Big and Small Join the Farm - 5 Acres Deardorff Family Farms Farms 2000 acres
Deardorf Family Farm We’re Committed to Kale
Partnerships/Stakeholders FoodCorps Member Partner with VC Farm-to-School Culinary Center Partnership for a Healthy Ventura County Conejo PTA Council Join the Farm- Abundant Table California Health and Longevity Center Conejo YMCA Received grant funds: CDE Equipment Assistance Grant VC Public Health –Community Transformation Grant for Farm to school infrastructure and stakeholder assessment for three partner districts
CVUSD Contact Information • Website: http://www.conejousd.org/business/ChildNutrition.aspx • Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Child-Nutrition-CVUSD/289862581168962 • Like us on Facebook! Sandy Curwood, RDN, MS Director, Child Nutrition Services Conejo Unified School District 1400 East Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805-497-9511 ext 256 scurwood@conejousd.org