Let’s Get Growing!. The Hope to Build the Future Children who are introduced to fruits and vegetables at a young age are more likely to consume them.

Gardening with Kids

Presented by:Lianna Bowman

FoodCorps Service Member

Let’s Get Growing!

The Hope to Build the Future Children who are introduced to

fruits and vegetables at a

young age are more likely to consume them on a regular basis

Children participating in Farm to School programs have been shown to consume an increase of one serving of fruits and vegetables per day.

Combining educational

components with local, quality foods served

in the cafeteria can lead to permanent improvements in children’s

diets both in school and at home.

Service Site: Michigan Land Use Institute

Supervisor Diane Conners, Healthy Food For All Policy Specialist

Partnerships with Fourteen Schools:

Frankfort Elementary Platte River

Elementary Crystal Lake

Elementary Betsie Valley

Elementary

Lake Anne Elementary Northport Public

Schools Suttons Bay Schools Glen Lake Public

Schools Leland Public School

Blair Elementary Traverse Heights Interlochen Elementary Central Grade School Central Lake

Elementary

Michigan FoodCorps

Five Sites Coordinated by Michigan State University Extension Community Food Systems Work Group

• Michigan Land Use Institute (Traverse City)• Crim Fitness Foundation (Flint)• Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (Detroit)• Wayne State University Center for School Health (Detroit)• MSU Extension Chippewa County (Sault Sainte Marie)

Our Activities Include• Teaching hands-on nutrition education• Building and tending school gardens• Sourcing high-quality local food

FoodCorps

The three pillars of FoodCorps Service are Knowledge, Engagement, and Access with healthy foods

Teaching hands-on nutrition education

Building and tending school gardens

Sourcing high-quality local food

How You Can Help

Donate Gardening Supplies (potting soil, seed trays and other containers, seeds, small

trowels, buckets, straw)

Volunteering: Planning and designing gardens Recruiting and managing volunteers Assisting with lessons Garden Maintenance (with or without children) Fun demonstrations for classes Field Trips

School Gardens Lianna works with: Traverse Heights Elementary:

17 Raised Beds Interlochen Elementary:

Indoor: Hydrostacker; Outdoor: raised beds Platte River Elementary:

Hoophouse and several raised beds Frankfort Elementary:

2 raised beds Betsie Valley Elementary: Hydroponic Tower

Our other schools

For more information about the other schools, contact the following farm to school educators:

Crystal Lake, Central Lake: Meghan McDermott ([email protected])

Central Grade School, Blair Elementary, Lake Ann Elementary: Michele Worden ([email protected])

Northport, Suttons Bay, Glen Lake, and Leland schools: Pam Bardenhagen ([email protected])

www.foodcorps.org & www.mlui.org

Lianna [email protected]

FoodCorps Service Member,Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) &

Michigan State University Extension Community Food Systems Work Group

Questions?