NC Cooperative Extension- Guilford County FoodCorps Program

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension received a FoodCorps grant in 2011. At that time we were able to bring on board one service member to work with 5 title one Elementary  schools in the High Point area. We are working with Fariview, Kirkman park, Oak Hill, Union Hill and Johnsons street elementary. In 2012 we were able to bring on an additonal Service member and now are workign with 9 schools the new schools were Oakview Elementary, NorthWood, Allen Jay and Parkview Elementary. This year we have been conducting Harvest of the Month programs at the various schools. They have planted the gardens for both spring a fall harvests and with several schools particpating in Servcice learning the extra produce has gone to feed those in need in the communities. We also held  Farm to School Days with NCA&T state Univeristy where over 300 youth were bused to the farm and had a day long farm experience.