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Components of Growing Minds

Local Food in Schools

The main goal of the farm to school program is to provide farmers a viable market in their community to sell produce, while supplying our schools with the freshest food possible. >>more

Farm Field Trips

This component of the program strives to rebuild a connection to where food comes from and who is growing food in our local communities. >>more

Nutrition Education

With the loss of connection to where food comes from, there has also been a disconnect with preparing food and healthy eating. The nutrition component of the farm to school program consists of cooking demonstrations and classes to help students learn to enjoy preparing and eating healthy fresh foods. >>more

Schools Gardens

Students will eat what they grow. The school garden component is the link between healthy eating and reconnecting students with their agricultural heritage. >>more

Kids Comments on Farm to School

From Nikolay

The garden lets me learn outside of school. It let me be able to smell different smells. I like to taste things in our garden.

From Ashley

The school garden helps me make good food choices when I'm shopping with my folks.

From Sam D.

Thank you for teaching us about growing and planting plants. It was graet seeing Swiss chard and kale plants. And zinnias lettuce and onin seeds. We will all water and wamth.

From Breanna

I platid some onions. I appreciate you lating us have a garden. It was fun pulling the weeds. And fun plating the seeds. When some of them need pold we will pull them up.