Healthy Local Food in Schools

Project/Initiative:

Engaging kids at schools about the importance of local foods.
Find dedicated parent/teacher to mentor kids to grow gardens/plants as part of their learning process

What Needs to be Done:

• Create an interest group

• Look for funding (designate someone to look)

• Workshop (train the trainer)

Who is Going to Do It:

Need to involve school principals, teachers, Board of Ed, Parent/Teacher Councils, Health Unit, community farmers, community organizations/partners

Resources Available:

Comments/Questions:

• Check out how Carolyn Crosby, teacher at St. Lukeʼs Catholic High School in Smiths Falls has incorporated their school garden into her Grade 9 science, math and English curriculum

Contacts:

Amber Hall, Colin Lundy, Phyllis James, Katie Nolan, Robert and Shannon Miller, Bobbi Heaton, Coral Sproule, Hilary Moore, Cheryl Nash