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Tag Archives: schools
Iowa Farm to School Chapters “Root for Kids”
August 11, 2011 – 7:18 pm
As part of our goal to highlight individuals who are influential in helping kids learn about and eat more real food, Root 4 Kids recently challenged Iowa’s 15 pioneering Farm to School chapters to participate in a contest!
Resource: What is the USDA’s proposed rule on nutrition standards for school meals all about?
March 24, 2011 – 10:09 pm
Have you shown your support for the USDA’s proposed rule on raising nutrition standards in school meals? If not, and you’d like additional background, take a few minutes to review this fantastic resource, released today by the National Farm to School Network.
A Community Action Planning Guide from Farm to School
February 25, 2011 – 5:09 pm
Looking to start a Farm to School program in your community but unsure how to get it off the ground? Vermont Food Education Every Day (FEED), a Farm to School partner created a wonderful (and FREE!) “how to” for organizing a school committee to develop a Farm to School program.
Final Weeks of School Competition!
January 14, 2011 – 10:58 pm
We’re watching all the entries pour in for our school competition! We’ll to award the top prize in our Root 4 Kids contest at the end of this month. As you may know, the school with the most sign ups by January 31, 2011 will win a new garden, Farm to School program or gardening supplies. There’s a close match for first place, with fewer than 10 sign-ups separating our top two schools! Read on to see who’s in the lead.
North Powder School, North Powder, OR
January 14, 2011 – 9:38 pm
Our school started a garden last year. The 4rth grade class took charge of planting green beans, carrots , lettuce and much more. We had a hard time identifying some of the crops, dealing with donated seeds. I think we harvested rutabagas, and the kids enjoyed tasting them and being able to identify them. We [...]
Fairfield School, Portland, OR
December 15, 2010 – 10:51 pm
Our school currently participates in a Farms to Schools program. Every day, the students get a fresh fruit or veggie to try. They have tasted everything from cranberries and limes to starfruit, kiwi berries, snap peas, and okra. Most of the time, they are being introduced to a fruit or vegetable that they have never [...]
Village School, Eugene, OR
December 15, 2010 – 10:47 pm
In my son’s 3rd grade class they have visited two organic farms this year and are studying not only about the planting of different foods, but also where our food is coming from. They have about 4 or 5 raised beds outside of their classroom, and they have weeded them, put some “to bed” for [...]
River Homelink, Camas, WA
December 15, 2010 – 10:38 pm
Our school has a k-12 gardening program that helps families learn about square foot gardening, composting and worm bins. Even children as young as 5 can have their own garden and plant what they want. Nothing encourages children to try new things like growing it themselves!
GRuB, Olympia, WA
December 15, 2010 – 10:37 pm
GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty) is a non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing community by empowering people and growing good food. Our work is guided by our core values: caring youth/adult partnerships, strong communities, sustainable land stewardship, education, and good food for all people. We run a summer and after-school employment program for low-income high school students on [...]
