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It’s the face off of the year, folks! Kids and veggies mixing it up in the kitchen. It doesn’t get any better than this!
Today’s post is from Emily Akins. Emily is a longtime advocate for our local food system. She has served as outreach director for the KC Food Circle and steering committee member of the Greater KC Food Policy Coalition.
Two fifth graders are cooking up change with their winning entries to KC Healthy Kids’ Ultimate Eat Local Recipe Challenge. Their recipes will be featured at the I Am Here Awards tomorrow and will be incorporated into school lunch menus across the metro area, thanks to school food service partners in our Farm to School Academy.
Families who came to Stony Point North Elementary School’s Superstar Challenge and Health Fair got to sample these two recipes from the Farm to School Academy. The event was created to increase families’ knowledge about the importance of daily physical activity and healthy eating for students and adults, and to raise money to rebuild the school’s playground, which was destroyed by arsonists in September. Make a Donation
School gardens are a powerful teaching tool, and now our new, comprehensive guide makes it easier for educators to use them in the classroom and after school. Grow a Garden Classroom was created by KC Healthy Kids and KC Community Gardens to empower teachers to bring their students to the garden.
Kids at M.E. Pearson school in KCK have been growing food at Splitlog Farm for two years now, and today for the first time, they harvested food for their school’s cafeteria.
We’re thrilled to announce that our Farm to School Academy is one of 74 projects spanning 39 states receiving support this year through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Program, an effort to better connect school cafeterias and students with local farmers and ranchers. The funds will allow us to expand our current program to additional schools throughout the region.
Pop-up test kitchen brings together food service staff, local produce and flavorful pairings9/24/2015
‘Tis the season for fall veggies. What combo will be the favorite here at Park High South, our Farm to School Academy’s pop-up test kitchen?
Students at Burke Elementary planted 12 trees that will feed their community for years to come. Three European pear, three Asian pear and six apple trees will each bear 300-500 pounds of fruit over their lifetimes, which can span 30 years. The fruit will be served with school lunches and will be made available to neighbors who can come pick the pears and apples to eat at home.
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