Upper Elementary

St.Mary's Nutrition Center/ Lots to Gardens

 As one of the newest health services offered by St. Mary's Health System, the Nutrition Center works to improve the nutritional status of all Maine residents. The Center strives to be a community resource and works towards promoting overall community wellness and providing all people with access to nutritious food, the opportunity to learn and implement healthy and safe eating practices, the support to make lifestyle changes that reduce the risk of nutrition related diseases and the ability to promote personal food security through growing one’s own food.

FoodCorps at Healthy Communities of the Capital Area

 Thousands of young Americans have dedicated themselves to reforming the food chain, from field to table, and of all the programs that have emerged to channel that energy and idealism, FoodCorps is the most inspiring. - Michael Pollan, Author

Edible School Garden

The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (JHCAIH) is implementing a science-based Edible School Garden curriculum with for 3rd-5th grade classes that addresses a rising trend of obesity and diabetes on the reservation.

John M. Moriarty Elementary School

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps.

South Warren Elementary School Garden

 Our school garden is brand new this spring, 2013! Our garden coordinator is a first grade teacher, and she is working with Farm Bureau and our county's FoodCorps Service Member to develop the space and involve different classes and grade levels. Soon, our first graders will fill our new raised beds alongside 4th and 5th graders at our school. We can't wait to get started!

Carver Community School Garden

Carver Community School created their garden in the spring of 2012. Ray Meylor, of Pheasants Forever, and Ms. Hogan, second grade teacher at Carver, helped Des Moines FoodCorps break ground in April. Parents also supported the garden by trading watering duties for ownership of 4 raised beds. This year, the garden will gain support from the Boys & Girls Club, with programming happening throughout the season. Des Moines FoodCorps also teaches Pick a Better Snack at Carver throughout the winter.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Warren County

 North Carolina Cooperative Extension partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land and economy of North Carolinians.

Our FoodCorps Service Member, Horticulture Agent, 4-H Agent, and Extended Food and Nutrition Education Progammer (EFNEP), all work to provide nutrition education to children through school gardens. Our team has used gardens for programming at South Warren Elementary School, Mariam Boyd Elementary School, and Warren County High School. 

Mariam Boyd Elementary School Garden

 Students benefit from our school garden in the classroom and after school. First and fourth grade students use the garden through every stage to grow plants and use the produce for classroom cooking. Our fifth graders also tend the garden every other week with Culinary Club. This after school club exposes students to where food comes from, how to grow their own food, and how to prepare complex dishes.

Snipes Academy School Garden

The Snipes Academy School Garden program revolves around teaching our students about fruits and vegetables and improving their access to healthy food. Our program benefits third graders, who are instructed in the garden by their teachers and FoodCorps Service Member. Our lessons focus on North Carolina Science Standards: soil type and composition, parts of the plant, plant needs and nutrition.

Rachel Freeman Elementary School Garden

The Rachel Freeman Elementary School garden program is focused on introducing and improving students' access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Our program currently benefits primarily third grade students, who learn about gardening, science and nutrition from their teachers and FoodCorps Service Member. Students also engage in a bi-weekly Garden Lunch Bunch, where three students from each class are rewarded with eating lunch in the garden.

 

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