Garden Classrooms

LEAP Academy University Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: LEAP Academy University Charter School, located in Camden, NJ, is seeking USDA Farm to School funding to plan activities that would allow our school district to implement a partnership with our current food vendor and local farms to meet our goals of using the freshest foods possible into our daily school meals. The initiative also includes educational components for students and their parents

Laurel School District Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Laurel School District Nutrition Services will develop and implement a comprehensive and sustainable farm to school program through activities that include: assessing the availability and current distribution methods of farm to school produce within a 100 mile radius from the Laurel School District; building partnerships and business relationships with local and regional farmers; partnering with our local university to provide training to local and regional farmers focusing

Kansas Department of Agriculture Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The Kansas Department of Agriculture will operate a pilot project in eight school districts to help to develop food procurement pathways to increase the amount of local food served through school meal programs; embed nutrition‐based education activities into the school curriculum; and provide community‐based partnerships, technical assistance, and capacity building support to the eight pilot school districts.

Hancock County Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The proposed project will span two years and will focus on the Indiana Farm to School Network, the Hoosier Harvest Market, Greenfield‐Central Community Schools, and the 38 other school corporations in Hancock and surrounding counties.

Independent School District's Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Independent School District 197 will implement a farm to school program in order to establish the capacity within the district to increase the procurement of local foods used in our breakfast, lunch, and afterschool meal programs.

IDEA Healthy Kids Here Program

At IDEA Public Schools, our goal is to get 100% of our students on the road to and through college. Our rigorous academics and “whatever it takes” mindset, have helped us make tremendous strides in this work. But we recognized that the roots of academic success for our students run far deeper than classroom learning alone. In order for our students to get to and through college, and beyond, they also need a foundation of skills necessary to maintain their health. So, in 2014 we launched our Healthy Kids Here Initiative to become the Healthiest School District in America.

K-12 Eating Local Foods

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: “K‐12 Eating Local Foods” overcomes barriers to institutionalize eating abundant local foods at school every day by developing systems to better link local farms to schools. The two‐year project develops resources and processes to overcome existing barriers by streamlining ordering, delivery, and processing through linkages to existing local foods online buying clubs and includes youth engagement.

Communities Coalition Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Lyon County School District and Healthy Communities Coalition's will collaboratively work with local producers, cooperatives, and school gardens to increase access to locally grown and minimally processed foods for the children and teens of Lyon County. Together our goals are to: increase the economic prosperity for our local farmers; increase the health and wellness of our children; and, increase the number of food-literate children through school garden exposure.

GCSD “Students Feeding Students”

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The farm to school program in Greenup County will bring together multiple collaborating entities to support the building of school gardens, opening of farmer’s markets, connecting to the local farmers, and incorporating gardening into the curriculum. This multifaceted approach will increase student knowledge of gardening, agriculture, and nutrition. In addition, students will have greater access to fresh fruits and vegetables that are locally grown.

District of Columbia Harvest of the Month Program

Through funding from the 2014 USDA Farm to School Grant, OSSE created a Harvest of the Month Program to pilot a more intense farm to school involvement in 15 schools across the District. The purpose of this program was to promote regional foods for school meals; integrate complementary farm and garden based nutrition education; and leverage partnerships with existing organizations.

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