Berlin Elementary School

Our overarching goal is that all students will learn to appreciate and access the skills necessary to independently produce nutritious food for themselves and their families in the future while building understanding of where food comes from. Some of the many goals of our garden project are to provide students with hands-on experiences planting,harvesting, preparing,serving, and eating produce from our community garden. In order to maximize the use of our garden, students will have ample opportunities to prepare their produce in the school setting while integrating gardening into all aspects of curriculum. We will expose children to a wide variety of nutritious foods which they can produce themselves. They will understand how it is grown and consumed in a sustainable way.This grant will enable us to purchase and equip a mobile cooking cart. The cart and cooking equipment will facilitate the hands-on experiences they need to internalize these life skills, thus accomplishing our goals.