School Cafeterias

Pierce Elementary School Garden

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps. The school has 2 raised beds and a hoop house, 5-6 classrooms which regularly host a FoodCorps service member for food, nutrition, and gardening education, and host monthly cafeteria tastings of local produce in their cafeteria.

Washington County: One Community

Washington County: One Community is a community based coalition whose purpose  is to improve the quality of life for Washington County citizens – from infants to elders.

FoodCorps service member  hit the ground running in their first year in Washington County and is continuing this year by assisting with a variety of school and community garden projects and programs:

Eisenhower Elementary School Garden

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps. There are two large beds for vegetable production at the front entrace of the school, as well as an operational greenhouse at the back of the school. Five classes and the after-school program regularly host a FoodCorps service member, and the school participates in monthly cafeteria tastings of local produce.

Freeman Elementary

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps. The school has a hoop house, 4 raised beds, and a compost bin. Three classrooms regularly host a FoodCorps service member, and the school participates in monthly cafeteria tastings of local produce.

Toronto Island Natural Science School Raised Bed Food Garden

 By creating a raised bed food garden, we are helping students to dive into gardening, get dirty, and experience fresh organic, heritage produce! Students from all over Toronto come and stay at the centre for 2 1/2 days and are immersed in outdoor education. The garden is a wonderful part of this program, and eventually we hope to see it supplement our school cafeteria as well.

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

John M. Moriarty Elementary School

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps.

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.

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