Today the Growing Minds team is remembering Laurey Masterton.
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Satellite Resource Locations
Are you outside Buncombe County and wish that you could better access our resources? Growing Minds is excited to be able to announce that our “I tried local ___” stickers and recipe cards are now available for pick up at locations in Henderson, Haywood, and Transylvania Counties in North Carolina. One class set (25 stickers and
Farm to School workshop descriptions
Preschool Connecting the youngest students with local food and farms. Gardening with preschoolers Menu planning and procurement for preschool: Sourcing local products for preschool and childcare settings requires a very different approach than procurement for school systems. With different buying requirements and regulations there are often more options for local purchasing, but small volumes and small
Celebrate National Farm to School month with a Farm Field Trip!
October is National Farm to School month! In the Southeast, we’re celebrating by going on a farm field trip.
Downloads
- NFSN Field Trip: FL (quick view as .pdf)
- NFSN Field Trip: GA (quick view as .pdf)
- NFSN Field Trip: KY (quick view as .pdf)
- NFSN Field Trip: NC (quick view as .pdf)
- NFSN Field Trip: SC (quick view as .pdf)
- NFSN Field Trip: TN (quick view as .pdf)
Apply for a Farm to School Month/Food Day planning grant!
The National Farm to School Network (NFSN) is teaming up with United Natural Foods Inc., Foundation and Food Day to offer eight mini-grants of $1,000 each to schools that are planning Food Day celebrations/events during 2013 National Farm to School Month (October). Hurry! The deadline to apply is March 15.
Join ASAP for our annual Farm Tour!
Farm to School doesn’t have to stop at the school garden, classroom, or cafeteria! Join ASAP September 21 and 22 for the annual Farm Tour.
The Hayride: A Resource for Educational Farm Field Trips
Downloads
- The Hayride: A Resource for Educational Farm Field Trips (quick view as .pdf)
This Week in the Garden Monthly Newsletter Templates
This Week in the Garden was developed to offer teachers ideas for integrating Farm to School into their classrooms. Included recipes are designed to highlight the Get Local @ School product of the month and can be prepared with a class or sent home for families.