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Join the

Seed-to-TableSchool Garden

Alliance...Partners in connecting

students with food

m Yes! Our school wants to join the Slow Food Denver Seed-to-Table Alliance

Garden Leader’s Name

Email

Phone Number

School Name

School Address

School District

Principal

Donations are the lifeblood of Slow Food Denver. To donate to the Seed-to-Table Program, visit our website at www.slowfooddenver.org

STT school memberships are not tax deductible. Donations are 100% tax deductible. Please mail a check payable to Slow Food Denver to:Slow Food DenverAttn: Seed-to-Table Alliance3350 Brighton Blvd, Suite 202Denver, CO 80216

*Please note that the Seed-to-Table Alliance mem-bership is a separate program from membership in Slow Food USA. To become a member of Slow Food USA, please see: www.slowfoodusa.org.

Steps to Starting a School Garden:

1) Find a few excited parents, staff or teachers who want to help.

2) Host a garden brainstorming party3) Answer the following questions: •Whyhaveagarden? •Whatagesaregoingtouseit? •Willitbeintegratedintoclassrooms

oranafterschool/summerprogram? •Whatistheteachinggoal? • What kinds of activities will you

have?4) Write down names and contact info

for the participants: Primary garden champion, interested

parents, staff, teachers and community members

5) Identify and communicate with the following key people from your local school:

Principal, Facilities manager, Head of parent organization, PTA or school book-keeper, After school coordinator

6) Contact Slow Food Denver for help! Seed-to-Table Coordinator

[email protected] Brighton Blvd., Suite 202Denver, CO 80216(303) 955-4739

Slow Food Denver’s Seed-to-Table Program coordinates an alliance of school garden and cooking programs in the Metropolitan Denver area.

SFDSTT Program creates meaningful re-lationships between young people and food. By placing an emphasis on hands-on experiences, community interaction, and the pleasures of the table, SFDSTT projects help to strengthen the food com-munities of tomorrow by engaging youth today.

WeworkcloselywithDenverareaschoolsto teach students where their food comes from, who grows it, how to prepare it, the importance of food choices and pleasure of sharing it with friends and family.

Alliance Member Benefits

Become a member of the Seed-to-Table Alliance and support of a Metro Denver wide group of school gardens. You will be supporting Slow Food Denver’s ef-forts in school garden education, farm-to-school initiatives, and youth farmers markets. You will receive access to:• Garden set-up consultation and

school organizational meetings• Meetings and workshops to support

garden leader education• Access to resources including seeds,

seedlings, soil, and other equipment• Onsite mentoring for school garden

and cooking classes twice a year• Grant writing support• Collaboration with Denver Urban

Gardens to provide support for the Denver Youth Farmers’ Markets

• Materials and training for the Garden to Cafeteria program

Member Responsibilities

• Yearly $100 membership fee• Tracking school garden activities and

events• Abiding by school district garden

policies and procedures

Membership fees will support Slow Food Denver Seed-to-Table programming supplies and garden related activities.

Please inquire for financial assistance ifnecessary.

[email protected]

3350 Brighton Blvd., Suite 202Denver, CO 80216

(303) 955-4739