Somerville Farm to School Project

On this sunny Friday, we bring you a little Farm to School inspiration from around web! Listen to a piece about a Kindergarten teacher in Queche, VT who is taking her students outside for one whole day! We are a little jealous of these solar gardening structures at Linton Springs Elementary Schools in Sykesville, MD. image via Whole Kids Foundation Setting up an outdoor kitchen? This video from the Edible Schoolyard Project tells you everything you need to know!

Save the date for a Somerville Farm to School Fundraiser! Enjoy delicious Flatbread pizza , Tuesday, June 16 from 5:00 to close. Eat in or take out ---either way, the Somerville Farm to School Project receives a donation for every pizza sold! This event supports the Somerville Farm to School Project, a project of the Food and Nutrition Services Department of the Somerville Public Schools. We work closely with kitchen staff, educators, and community based organizations to provide good food inspiration and education to students and parents so that Somerville's youth can eat will all day long! Explore the blog for more information about the Somerville Farm to School Project. Check back with us for more details about the benefit night!  

Spring is here and garden parties are happening in all the Somerville School Gardens! A few weeks ago, the Brown School held a Garden Party to kick off their school garden season. Under blue skies, students and their families turned soil and prepped the beds for planting. They also plant beans, snap peas, arugula, spinach, carrots, kale, Swiss chard, and lettuce.  Everything looks great and they should see their first seeds sprouting in less than a week! Content and photos provided by Shawn Szturma, Brown School Garden Parent Volunteer.