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Check out the Kids Growing Food Movie created by the students at Worcester School under the direction of their teacher Ann Walton. Great Job!!
Overview
Goals
The main goals of Kids Growing Food are to increase
appreciation and understanding of agriculture, nutrition and
the food system by getting students involved in food
gardening at school and to create "garden classrooms" that
provide authentic experiences and help educators meet state
and national Learning Standards. Kids Growing Food
participants agree to: ~ Make links to
agriculture, food systems and good nutrition ~ Integrate the
garden into the core curriculum ~ Grow mostly
food-producing plants ~ Involve the
school and community ~ Attend one
Spring workshop ~ Publicize the garden ~ Produce a Final
Report ~ Actively
participate in the KGF Network
What's Involved? Annually,
teachers are invited to submit garden mini-grant proposals.
Schools receive a cash award to help them establish or
maintain a food garden. Additionally, grant recipients are
offered workshops at two or three sites each year. They are
provided education and gardening materials and become part
of the Kids Growing Food Network. Schools are welcome to
join the network without receiving a grant.
Now in its 11th year, Kids Growing Food has awarded over 300
garden grants in New York. It is estimated that Kids Growing
Food teachers involved over 50,000 students in hands-on food
gardening educational experiences in 2005. Funding sources
currently include New York Ag in the Classroom funds through
the NYS Department of Ag & Markets, the Ag Tech Prep
Program, private donations, and specialty agriculture
license plate fees. KGF Information/History Sheet
(PDF)
List of Garden Sites (Word)
KGF Project Director's Guide (PDF)
Goals
Annually,
teachers are invited to submit garden mini-grant proposals.
Schools receive a cash award to help them establish or
maintain a food garden. Additionally, grant recipients are
offered workshops at two or three sites each year. They are
provided education and gardening materials and become part
of the Kids Growing Food Network. Schools are welcome to
join the network without receiving a grant.
2009-2010 Kids Growing Food Grant Application
Click on the links below to see pictures of the featured
school gardens!
Teacher of the Year