Somerville Farm to School Project

Our National Nutrition Month festivities continued last week at the Dr. Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park! Students continue to LOVE the veggie dip with 57% of the students trying the dip and 83% voting that they would eat the dip again! A special thank you to Argenziano parents for volunteering with us at this event and UMass Extension Team Nutrition for their continued collaboration. Results from previous taste tests can be found at the links below: Arthur D. Healey School East Somerville Community School Winter Hill Community Innovation School Contents provided by Karyn Novakowski, PEP Grant Nutrition Education Coordinator.

On Wednesday, April 1 the Winter Hill Community Innovation School was treated to a lunchtime visit by Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi. The Mayor and Superintendent were at the Winter Hill attending one of our National Nutrition Month Celebrations, which included joining students during lunch period and taking part in a taste test . In a speech to the students, both the Mayor and the Superintendent reminded students about the importance of eating fresh foods and whole grains. They emphasized that food is the fuel that gives our bodies energy to be physically active and stay fit. The Mayor challenged the students to be ambassadors for health in their own lives, encouraging friends and family members to "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle."  Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi addressing Winter Hill students.   Mayor Joseph Curtatone reminding students to be ambassadors for health. The Mayor and Superintendent also personally

After the long, cold, snowy winter it's hard to believe that spring is here.  Even after spending the winter under many feet of snow, garlic in the Kennedy School garden is starting to peek through the soil. Can you see the green? Garlic sprouting in the Kennedy School Garden The garlic was planted last fall by Roxanne Scrima's Kindergarten class. They waited patiently all winter to see if their garlic cloves would sprout. Today they visited the garden and planted more seeds in class.   We began our lesson by learning about plant parts and what seeds need to grow. We even pretended to be seeds! Then we looked at seeds from different plants: flowers, herbs, greens and fruits.   Students described the seeds first. The calendula seed looked like a worm or a snail. Many students thought the basil resembled coffee grounds. One student said it looked like "a period at the end of a sentence." Others pointed out that the mesclun was a mixture of seeds and not j

Over the past few weeks, we've been celebrating National Nutrition Month at our Elementary Schools. We've held taste tests during lunch and students are loving the veggies and dip! Newsletters and magazines have gone home with students so that they can share ideas with their families. Here we share five tips for eating well with your family:   Content provided by Karyn Novakowski, PEP Grant Nutrition Education Coordinator.      

We continue our celebration of National Nutrition Month with taste tests in our elementary schools around the city. Last week over 300 students at the East Somerville Community School tried our Vegetable Yogurt Dip . Eighty percent of them liked it and would eat it again!     Content provided by Karyn Novakowski, PEP Nutrition Education Coordinator.