…Written by a parent, a teacher, and a child education director, this resource is the result of their experience creating a diverse garden at their early childhood center. Their goal is to share their experiences in hopes that parents and educators will integrate gardening as a learning tool for young children….
…’s Historic Farmers Market here in Waynesville. Students were given a “Farmers Market Treasure Hunt” to encourage conversation with the farmers and also to ensure they were looking for and learning about a variety of foods. Our students were very good sports about tasting new foods. What a treat to see them walking around eating raw okra!…
…ty with different types of tomatoes and explore how they taste. Children become comfortable with tasting new foods in the supportive, positive environment of their preschool. Children learn that many vegetables come in lots of different varieties that all look and taste different. August Tomato Salsa Chicks and Salsa Students will learn how to make fresh salsa with local ingredients. August Melon Exploration One Watermelon Seed Children learn abou…
…lier this year, ASAP’s Growing Minds program was able to award several mini-grants to school gardens in Western North Carolina thanks to funding from Roots Organic Gourmet. As the weather warms and spring gardens start to flourish, we’ve started getting some fantastic photos and stories from the teachers who received the grants. A great example of how these new garden spaces are impacting students came from Haw Creek kindergarten teacher Victoria…
…descriptions Schedule 8-8:15 am Registration and local food breakfast 8:15-9:15 am Breakfast, welcome and opening remarks 9:30-10:45 am Breakout 1 11-12:30 pm Breakout 2 12:30-2:00 pm Lunch and networking 2:15-3:45 pm Breakout 3 3:45-4:00 pm Closing remarks $35 includes resource notebook, local food breakfast, and lunch. All k-12 attendees will receive certificates of completion for CEU purposes. Are you attending the Farm to School Conference an…
…Soil Song” performed by educator Crystel Hidalgo. Journal Prompt In the video, Farmer Malcolm mentions that they grow food to share with their community. Why do you think it’s important to do things together as a community? What community(ies) are you and your family a part of? What things do you do to support other members of your community(ies)? What are some of the benefits of farming together as a community?…
…This is a lyrical bilingual story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals work together to make the rice pudding—arroz con leche—that they serve at the fiesta. Cleverly incorporating Spanish words, adding a new one in place of the English word from the previous page, this book makes learning the language easy and fun….
…Registration is now open for the fall 2014 semester. Please register on the WCU website. Registration and participation in the learning lab is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Western Carolina University. If you are a freshman, contact Anna Littman to learn how you can be involved….
…ative CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) model, and also participate in community-building activities, like hosting farm field trips for schoolchildren and internships for college students. Although she’s not a traditional classroom educator herself, Nicole is committed to finding ways to connect children and families to local farms and nutritious food. In the interview below, she shares some of the ways their farm helps facilitate farm to scho…
…https://youtu.be/60A5S0_zINk Western Carolina University nutrition and education students conduct a taste test of local kale salad at Cullowhee Valley School. These pre-service dietitians and teachers are learning how to implement Farm to School activities into their future professions….