Newsletter

Dear City Harvesters,

In this start of the school year City Harvest newsletter looks at food growing in schools, and efforts to bring food education to our attention. As well as the School Farms Conference, which is coming up in October, there is other information on school gardens and food growing in schools. We hope you enjoy it.

Ben, Paola and Seb

1. Farm to school, USA
Farm to School is a program that connects schools to local farms in the USA. It aims to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias, improve student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and to support local and regional farmers. To find out more visit http://www.farmtoschool.org/

2. Food for Life Partnership
Have a look at the Food for Life Partnership, a network of schools and communities across England committed to transforming food culture.  They are changing school meals, reconnecting children and young people with where their food comes from, and inspiring families to grow and cook food. For more information visit http://www.foodforlife.org.uk/

3. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
This organisation in Australia is teaching children how to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food. It aims to change the way children think about their food, and to provide skills, support and inspiration to schools to assist them in implementing and delivering this food education model. For more information visit http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/

4. Jamie Oliver's Kitchen Garden Project
The Kitchen Garden Project is part of a new food education for primary school children, which aims to help schools provide the training and resources to teach children about growing and cooking their own food. To find out more about this project see http://www.jamieoliver.com/kitchen-garden-project/

5. School Farms Conference 2012, 5-6th October, Oxford, UK
This conference focuses on school farms, teaching new skills by way of presentations and practical and educational workshops. It offers the chance to learn about school farming and is aimed at anyone looking to explore the benefits of their school or subject area in working with animals to increase learning. For more information visit http://www.growingschools.org.uk/News/detail.aspx?ItemID=52

September 2012