Middle School

How Does it Grow?

How Does it Grow? is the first online hub for teaching agricultural literacy to ages 12 through adulthood through the power of storytelling.

By creating broadcast-quality videos and other free, multi-platform tools, our goal is to reconnect people with how their food grows in order to inspire greater connection with — and demand for — whole, natural foods.

Within the release of just the first few episodes of the "How Does it Grow?" web series, our videos quickly clocked over 100,000 plays.

Minnesota Food Association

The mission of Minnesota Food Association (MFA) is to build a sustainable food system based on social, economic and environmental justice through education, training and partnerships.

We envision a community where:
• All people who desire to farm have the tools, knowledge, skills and access to resources necessary to be successful farmers.
• Organic and sustainable agricultural principles and practices are embraced and supported by both producers and consumers.
• All people eat organic, sustainably and locally produced food.

Edible EdVentures

Edible EdVentures is a project-based science enrichment program for children to explore the links between food and nature!  Edible EdVentures explores exciting elements of food through inquiry-based science, literacy and art projects.  Our mission is to provide students with hands-on workshops that promote a healthy balance between our plates and our environment.

Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom

The mission of Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) is to promote understanding and awareness of the importance of agriculture. Our educational programs provide a wealth of opportunities for embedding agriculture, food and natural resources education into the K-12 classroom. MAITC seeks to improve student achievement by applying authentic agricultural examples to teach core curriculum concepts in science, social studies, language arts, math and nutrition. These programs cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the food and fiber system that we all rely on every day.

Chef Ann Foundation

The Chef Ann Foundation (formerly Food Family Farming Foundation, or F3) was 
founded in 2009 by Ann Cooper, an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, 
public speaker, and advocate of healthy food for all children. Chef Ann’s vision was to 
create an organization that helps schools take action so that every child has daily 
access to fresh, healthy food. Today, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) carries out that 
vision by actively supporting school districts nationwide through grant programs and by 

Common Vision

Common Vision implements innovative strategies in sustainability with diverse communities and schools throughout California. Focusing on fruit trees, local agriculture, renewable energy, and community engagement, Common Vision uses inspirational education to create a healthier and more just society.

School Orchard Project

Bayfront Youth and Family Services/Zinsmeyer Academy

Bayfront Youth and Family Services Wellness Program services teen clients from the probation and foster care systems with mental illness diagonses in both residential and outpatient facilities. Through year round programming, we teach independent living and coping skills in the least restricitive theraputic settings available. Our evidence based programs target a wide breadth of goals in various categories of wellness, (interpersonal, intrapersonal, physical).

The Nutrition Center's Food Adventures

The Nutrition Center's Food Adventures program is a hands-on cooking and nutrition education program for school-age children that TNC delivers right to the classrooms. Students work in teams under the supervision of a licensed culinary instructor and dietitian to prepare healthy foods while learning nutrition and kitchen safety, how to make balanced food choices and the value of local farms and food producers in our community.

Hawaii Farm to School School Garden Hui

The Hawai'i Farm to School and School Garden Hui (HFSSGH) was formed in 2010 and includes Farm to School and School Garden Network leaders from six islands and representatives from the Hawaiʻi Departments of Education and Health.

Mission: To strengthen Hawaiʻiʼs statewide Farm to School and School Garden movement by supporting the island networks in the areas of capacity building, resource development and sharing, professional development, policy development and advocacy.

Hawaii Island School Garden Network

On Hawaiʻi Island, there is a growing commitment to food self-reliance and land stewardship that promotes sustainable island communities.

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