Garden Classrooms

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.

Feed My School for a Week

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The Georgia Department of Agriculture, partnering with the Georgia Department of Education, launched the “Feed My School for a Week” pilot program during the 2011‐2012 school year. Three school districts, all located within geographically diverse regions of Georgia, were served 75‐100 percent Georgia grown lunches for five consecutive days.

Fremont Farm to School

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Fremont City Schools seeks a Farm to School Planning Grant benefiting 4,236 students in Sandusky County, Ohio, where more than 60% of students are eligible for free and reduced lunch and 14% are obese. While Fremont City Schools has undertaken some related activities to date, no specific farm to school activities have been undertaken.

Sarasota County Schools Farm to School

Sarasota County Schools Food and Nutrition Services established one of the first comprehensive Farm to School programs in the state of Florida in 2006. Our program follows the motto of "We Feed the Future" and provides food services and nutrition education to 42,000 students in 54 schools. In order to best feed our students and support our community, we prioritize purchasing from local farms and growing our school based gardens.

Farm Fresh Rhode Island

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: With funding from the USDA Farm to School Program, Farm Fresh Rhode Island’s Farm to School Project will pilot the use of fresh‐frozen local produce in public school districts. The farm to school project will enact this pilot in partnership with the Central Falls, Newport and Providence School Districts, in collaboration with the Rhode Island Training School, where the blast freezing program will be located.

Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System farm to school program will provide opportunities for students and parents that live in food deserts in North and Old South Baton Rouge the opportunity to sample fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables.

F.R.E.S.H Schools( Farm Resources Educating and Supporting Health)

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2014 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District’s “F.R.E.S.H. Schools Project” is located in Michigan’s rural and isolated Upper Peninsula, an area with high rates of unemployment and low incomes. We are applying as a consortium of seven districts, with 55% of the students receiving free or reduced price lunch.

Durango 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: This project will take an existing space within the Durango School District and repurpose it into an aggregation center that will service the Durango School District and four surrounding districts. It will allow access to more nutritious, locally grown foods in meals, allow for larger purchases of local foods, and allow for greater control in inventory, food safety, and trackback.

Concrete School District Farm to School Program

The mission of Concrete Farm to School is to build resilient students and families by providing access to healthy local foods, nutrition and culinary education, and hands-on gardening activities in the cafeteria, classroom, and community.

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