Planting the Spring Garden

https://youtu.be/02VTT6bqLDg Education and nutrition students from Western Carolina University help students at Cullowhee Valley School plant their spring garden. These pre-service dietitians and teachers are learning how to implement Farm to School activities into their future professions….

Meet Your Farmer: Deal Family Farms

…fruits and vegetables, which they sell at their Fruit Stand. They also welcome visitors to their farm for activities like a corn maze and pumpkin patch in the fall. This video could be used as the starting point to explore many topics with students, including cabbage and other cole family crops, photosynthesis, plant parts, nutrition/trying new vegetables, and farm life. Complimentary Growing Minds lesson plans and resources can be found below. L…

Workshops, Presentations, and Consulting

…ties and experience a seasonally sourced meal from the surrounding farming community.  So what are you waiting for? Come join us on the farm! Contact us for more information at growingminds@nullnullasapconnections.org Farm to Preschool Training In this workshop, early care and education professionals will get an introduction to the four core components of Farm to Preschool (edible gardening, farm field trips/farmer visits, local food classroom cooking…

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