Growing Great
Growing Great Nutrition is a three-pronged approach to teaching healthy
eating habits.
- School Garden (Grades K-5) Students grow, harvest, eat and sell their own food
from gardens located on campus. Students experience new foods in their organic
school gardens while learning about seasonality, life cycles and sustainable
food production.
- Harvest-of-the-Month (Grades 1-5) Harvest-of-the-Month tastings provide a
seasonal fresh fruit or vegetable to be sampled by the students in the cafeteria
during lunch. This produce is supplied by local farmers. Harvest-of-the-Month
demonstrates the farm to table food cycle with displays of live plants, seeds
and different varieties of the sample produce. Nutrition facts are also
included.
- Classroom Nutrition Lessons (Grades 3-5) Trained volunteer docents deliver five
fun and interactive classroom nutrition lessons that teach children why and how
to make healthy food choices. Each lesson includes a high quality food sample
and take home a “Grill Me” flyer.
For more information about the school garden contact, Juliet Geraci
julietgeraci@verizon.net. For more
information about the nutrition program or about Harvest of the Month, contact
Debbie Hanna debhanna@earthlink.net
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