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School
Gardens, Farm to School
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Seeds
of Solidarity promotes local food and healthy communities
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We:
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- partner
to cultivate gardens and greenhouses with seven schools
- link
local farmers with schools in order to "put a
face on food"
- support
schools in buying local farm products for cafeteria
use
- provide
courses and workshops for teachers
- mentor
college interns as garden/nutrition educators
- offer
gardening and cooking activities at area summer camps
and programs
- support
composting and recycling efforts at schools and events
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See
our newsletters for stories
of these programs and partnerships.
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It
is so much cooler to eat something after you’ve helped
it grow,
it makes me want to eat more of them. I've been trying a
lot of new foods that I never had before.
- student
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Dig
In!
Read the reports and program
evaluations on our farm to school and youth programs,
school garden research, and composting initiative:
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See
our newsletters for stories
of these programs and partnerships.
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- Download
a report on our Less
Trash More Compost community partnership to
reduce
trash at a summer camp.
- Download
a research report on the impact of school gardens
on
3rd and 4th graders: Beyond
the Garden
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