Local Food library
Local Food resources for teaching, presentations, and displays
WSU Extension Master Gardener Program volunteers teach sustainable techniques for growing local food to improve individual & community health and wellness.
The Program Priorities Toolkit is a guide containing a wealth of information for teaching our nine program priorities, including a section on local food.
Local Food presentation template
Download this PowerPoint template to customize your local food presentation.
How to Use the PowerPoint presentation slide decks
Watch this short video by Caitlin May, WSU Extension Pierce County Master Gardener Program Coordinator, to learn how to effectively use the Extension Master Gardener branded PowerPoint slides. The video is about 9-minutes long.
Use this sample lesson plan for tomatoes or other local food teaching events by customizing it to fit your needs.
Use this template to create your own lesson plan.
Zip file includes 16×20 posters for the following invasive insects:
- Spotted lantern fly
- Asian longhorned beetle
- Japanese beetle
- Brown marmorated stink bug
- Northern giant hornet
- Northern giant hornet vs. Western cicada killer
(University of Georgia) – please note you may download images but must attribute the work in the manner specified on the image pages (but not in any way that suggests endorsement).
Download a zip file filled with local food graphics for use on social media.
Other helpful resources
Continuing Education for Master Gardeners
Seed Starting 101 (link to OneDrive video file) This video training is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes long. Instructor: Dan Goodspeed, horticultural consultant. Print the handout to follow along and for future reference.
Evaluations
Local Food logic model (.pdf)
Local Food survey (link to Qualtrics)
Short link to survey: bit.ly/LocalFood1
Local Food survey questions for review (.pdf)
Local Food survey QR code (.png)
Local Food survey half-page handout (.pdf)
How to calculate knowledge learned (.pdf)
Throughout this site there are links to documents of various file types. Please contact our Statewide Program Leader if you require this information in a different format.