Farm to Table New Mexico

Program Type: 
Academic Classrooms, School Cafeterias, Kitchen Classrooms, Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Adults/Professionals, College/University, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary, Lower Elementary, Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten
About the Program: 

Farm to Table's Farm to School program aims to connect children with agriculture, nature, healthy and local foods and their environment throughout New Mexico --making that critical link between children, youth, their families, agriculture, and the development of healthier eating habits.

Farm to School educational activities include, but are not limited to, school and community gardens, creating garden environments beneficial to insects and plants, farmers visiting schools, field trips to farms, taste testing events, special local food focused community events, culinary education, nutrition education, and health education that have a locally-produced-foods focus.