‘Sec. 2. Participants. Resolved: That, in conducting the review and developing recommendations, the departments shall invite the participation of the following agencies, groups and organizations:

1. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension;

2. The Maine School Food Service Association;

3. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association;

4. The Maine Center for Public Health;

5. The Maine Nutrition Network;

6. The Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Program Association;

7. The Healthy Maine Partnerships;

8. Healthy Oxford Hills;

9. Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools;

10. Maine Harvest Lunch Program;

11. Western Mountains Alliance;

12. Maine agricultural commodity groups; and

13. Other statewide organizations involved in supporting Maine agriculture, public health, the environment and the Maine economy; and be it further

Sec. 3. Duties. Resolved: That the departments, with input from and in consultation with the participants set forth in section 2, shall:

1. Assess the status of regional and statewide farm-to-school efforts throughout the State, including policies, practices and curricula;

2. Review the existing capacities of and barriers to facilitating the purchase and use of local products;

3. Review the status of networking channels that connect farm-to-school efforts throughout the State;

4. Review best practices and evaluate methods from other farm-to-school programs outside the State; and

5. Prepare recommendations for strengthening farm-to-school initiatives and programs within the State; and be it further’