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Goal Statement: The new managers of FRG will be able to use the resources given to
them in orientation to summarize company history and our brand,
apply The Farm Constitution to their daily work, and navigate the HIVE
to reference and adhere to company policies.

Part I Locations, Programs and Company History

Materials/Prep Load the following web sites.

company website and handbook
Show the page with all locations.
Show Founding Spirits page and First Bake Café and creamery.

Location Name Locations

Objectives: Name all Brands
*Given the company website and handbook name the concepts
under the FRG umbrella and their corresponding locations.

Pre-instructional • Pre- Orientation homework

Activities

Content • Review pages 2-6 in the handbook.

Presentation and • Show the page with all locations. (5-7 minutes).
Learner Guidance • Show Founding Spirits page and First Bake Café and creamery.
Explain it’s a brand within a restaurant.

Learner • Which locations have you been to?

Participation • Which city has the most locations?
• Where is “Farmers & Distillers” located?
• Name each concept in the FRG group.
• What are the names of the Brand Concepts that are NOT
Founding Farmers? What is the difference?

Assessment: Homework

Follow Through
Part II orientation to review homework

Homework: FRG History and Constitution Questions Part I

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Part I continued. FRG History

Materials/Prep Board Prep: NDFU/VSAG, Restaurant Timeline with years written:
2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
FRG Story page on screen

History Objectives: List Resources where you can find company information.
Name ownership. (VSAG/NDFU)
List company timeline.
Name the original location.
*Given the website and handbook explain how FRG was born and how
we have grown.
*Given the list of FRG locations place them in order of when they
opened.

Pre-instructional • FRG Story page from pre-activity. Show page on screen.

Activities • Write NDFU and VSAG on the board.
• Ask students what NDFU and VSAG stand for.
• Ask students if they know what our flagship location is.

Content • Review page 14 in the handbook

Presentation and • Reread story page on FRG web site if needed.
Learner Guidance

Learner • Fill in timeline with the group on the whiteboard.

Participation • Ask a volunteer to explain how FRG was born.
• (How can we illustrate this with the acorn and DNA strand in
the tree diagram?)

Assessment:
FRG History and Constitution Homework

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Part II Orientation

Homework: Orientation Homework

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Part II FRG Brand

Part II BRAND Story

Materials/Prep 1. LEED written on board, handbook, Our Last Straw, FF page,

BRAND Objectives *Given our brand history, explain what it means to be Farmer
Owned.

*Given the definition of sustainability explain how practices in the

restaurant are sustainable.

*Given what it means to be farmer owned and sustainable practices

explain how scratch cooking is part of this.

Pre-instructional 1. Share objectives: 3 parts of our brand: Farmer Owned,

Activities sustainable, scratch cooking

Content 1. What it means to be Farmer Owned- Video

Presentation and 2. Sustainable- Dictionary Definition, Blog
Learner Guidance a. Ask learners to give definition of sustainable.
b. What are the sustainable practices you see in the
restaurants?
3. LEED Certification- Read Paragraph 3 on page 11, show FFDC page,
Blog, video
a. Ask if anyone has been to FFDC?
b. LEED-Name what it stands for
c. Why is LEED certification important for FRG?
4. How is sustainability connected to being Farmer Owned?

Learner Learners will answer questions.

Participation Develop their definition of sustainable practices as they relate to
restaurant work.

Explain what it means to be farmer owned.

Assessment: Homework
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Orientation Part II

Homework: Completed for Part II

Part III The Farm Constitution

Materials/Prep The Farm Constitution

Tree Diagram image

List Main sections on the Board:
7 Guiding Principles
4 Promises to our Guests
5 Promises to the Team
9 Promises from a great Team Member

Constitution
Objectives *Given a promise/principle in The Farm Constitution apply it to your
daily work.

*Given, The Farm Constitution explain how it is organized into

different sections and apply them to yourself and your team.

Pre-instructional What do you expect when you receive a document like this?
Activities
Who do you think wrote this?
Open the 1st page. What words stick out?
Who makes up the team at the farm?
How will you use this document?

Content 7 Guiding Principles-

Presentation and
What is the difference between a principle and a promise?
Learner Guidance
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Read the first 3 principles to yourself. Mike V says they relate to

“People”. How will you use them to guide how you treat your
coworkers?

Read the last 4, they relate to performance. How will you use them to
guide your performance at work?

Share which principle is your favorite today.

(Fill in 7 as they share.)

4 Promises to our Guests-

Who makes these promises?
Read the promises to yourself.
Which promise will you work on the most in your daily work?

5 Promises to the Team-

What team are you on?
Who is on your team?
Who makes these promises to you? (Management makes these
promises to their employees.)

Think about the promises in relation to yourself and the people on

your team.
Read them to yourself. Comments. Questions.

9 promises from the Team

Who makes this promise?
Which promise is your favorite today?

1, 1, 1 say who makes up support team. Support Team Video

What is a vendor?
Who are the investors?

Learner Answer questions.

Participation Share favorite principle and promises.

Assessment: Homework
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Follow Through
Part II homework review
5 Daily Musts

Homework: FRG Constitution and History questions

Part IV PPP

PPP Name what PPP stands for.

*Given the title of a document, apply knowledge of how it is
organized, navigate in the PPP to find it.

Pre-instructional Pre- orientation homework

Activities

Content Name what PPP stands for.

Presentation and
Employee Relationships- Name the phrase for our stance on
Learner Guidance
Employee Relationships. Explain that it is about everyone else not
you.
Comp Card- Given a scenario, explain if a meal comp card can be used
and if not, how one handles the situation.
Attire- List attire related to safety. Explain the importance of
professional attire. Explain how attire is like a recipe. Smoking is
included in image.
Wellness Benefits- Define Wellness. List the wellness benefits and
explain how to sign up.
StopIT- What is HR? Download and login to the app. Show someone
else how to do it side by side.
Social Media- subscribe and follow all our channels. Why is this
important?
Careers page to close.
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Learner Ask learners which section they think each document can be found in
Participation and ask them to help you navigate.

Assessment:
PPP Homework questions

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Part II Question Review

Homework PPP Questions