Garden Classrooms

Northeastern New Mexico Farm to School

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Des Moines Municipal Schools and sub‐recipient Union County Health and Wellness Network will conduct a Farm to School planning project to integrate more fresh, local fruits and vegetables into the district's cafeteria.

West New York Public Schools Farm to School Project

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: We will create a comprehensive plan that includes sustainable programs that serve food to West NY students that is as fresh and nutritious as possible by connecting with local farmers, cooperatives, state and county resources, and community orgs.

Appalachian Grown Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To work with Child Nutrition Directors and cafeteria staff, teachers, farmers, and wholesale distributors to further develop Farm to School initiatives in Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachian region.

Homesteading Our School Meals

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To increase consumption of locally and regionally sourced foods in schools, and to support and enhance gardening and nutrition education efforts, including career and technical education agriculture, horticulture, and food programs.

Stokes Farm to School Innovation Project

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Stokes County Schools will create a vibrant and sustainable Farm to School program. The grant will allow us to install a full blown farm to school program beginning as early as 2014.

Darby Schools Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To fully research the potential for a Farm to School Program in Darby and to build a workable, sustainable plan that can be used as an example for other small, rural schools across the state

Kansas City Farm to School Academy

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To increase access to and consumption of healthy local food in low‐income schools in the Greater Kansas City area and to educate school administrators and staff, teachers, children, parents and other stakeholders on the benefits of F2S.

DeLaSalle Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: DeLaSalle will continue its current F2S initiatives including a school and community garden, integrated curriculum lessons, fresh produce cooking, student outreach activities to improve student acceptance of locally available produce, etc.

Produce Awareness for Wildcats (PAW)

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To integrate local food from surrounding farms in the Pioneer Valley into the school’s food services with an introductory approach that encompasses the curriculum, the culture, the food and the community at large.

Fond du Lac Ojibwe Farm to School Program

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To build access to local and traditional foods to increase the local economic benefits for producers as well as promote a healthy diet for our youth.

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