**Farm-to-School at JES**
What did we accomplish last year?
- Started our monthly all school food lessons, cooking show style! These are connected to the food of the month and the taste tests.
- Held our 1st annual Farm to School Fun Run/ 5K in the spring to celebrate and raise funds for our Farm to School Program.
- Acquired a mobile cooking cart that can be used in the classrooms.
- Used our new garden benches and the garden as an outdoor garden classroom.
- Held our 2nd annual HARVEST DINNER and STONE SOUP to celebrate Farm-to-School and our JES Community.
- Held our 2nd annual GARDEN DAY in the spring, starting the day with all-school meeting in the garden to break ground for spring planting. Then all of the classes worked in the garden throughout the day.
- Spent more time in the garden doing a variety of activities.
- Grew herbs, greens and garden starts in our new, indoor grow stations.
- Enjoyed our new round tables in the cafeteria.
- Developed Farm to School curriculum over the summer to be incorporated at each grade level.
- Continued having taste tests twice a month, prepared by the STUDENTS.
- Harvested and ate vegetables from our garden.
- Were recognized for the work we’ve done as part of the
Eat Well, Play More Grant.
What are our goals for this year?
- Continue taste tests and food lessons, encouraging the consumption of more healthy foods by our students.
- Feature more local foods on our menu and veggie bar.
- Increase student time in the garden.
- Grow basil inside over the winter for our pesto pizza.
- Grow greens over the winter in our indoor grow stations.
- Continue Harvest Dinner (Nov 12th), Fun Run and Garden Day (in the Spring).
- Incorporate farm field trips and farmer connection, connecting to our new curriculum that we will implement.
- Develop ways to use our mobile cooking cart.
- Offer a Farm to School Celebration Dinner before Arts Night
- And more!
