The Garden to Cafeteria (GTC) program is a unique opportunity for DPS students to grow fresh vegetables in their school gardens with the aim of supplying some of their harvest to the school cafeterias to be used at lunch service. We are beginning our 13th season of the Garden to Cafeteria program and typically harvest 100 pounds of produce per school.

Produce harvested from our gardens and given to the school kitchens to be served on the salad bars at lunch include: broccoli, cabbage, carrots, concord grapes, cucumbers, green beans, herbs (basil, parsley), jalapenos, kale, lettuce, onions, peppers, squash, tomatoes, watermelon.

Protocols have been put in place to assure the food safety of the vegetables harvested from the school gardens by students. Safety protocols have been adapted from Federal and State guidelines for Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) with the help of the Denver Health Department.

1. Fill out the Google Form DPS Garden to Cafeteria Program Registration, Follow directions to complete appropriate sections. 

2. Once the form has been submitted, Adam Fisher will  send you a link to complete an on-line training.

3. Adam will provide you GTC protocols and harvest records

4. Check in with your school’s Kitchen Manager to discuss harvest dates and the approximate quantity of produce you will provide.

Note: Kitchen Managers are not permitted to use garden produce until adults harvesting with students in the school garden have been trained on the protocols.