Somerville Farm to School Project

A few weeks ago in this post  we told you about a new holiday: FOOD LITERACY MONTH! We even gave a few suggestions for how to celebrate.  Well, we followed our own advice and did some of these local food activities. What we said: Read a book about food .   What we did: Not only did we read a book about food but we piloted an entire 5 week food and garden based science curriculum in the first grade classrooms at the Argenziano School! On the first day of the unit, students created a garden alphabet book, just like The Farmer's Alphabet and Eating the Alphabet . Content literacy, in action!   Students were assigned a letter of the alphabet and during a visit to the garden they drew pictures and wrote sentences using that letter as inspiration! The creativity was truly astounding. These "e"ggplant and "r"ed tomato pictures are just two of the amazing images these students created. We can't wait to show you "u"nderground r...

Did you know that September is food literacy month? This month long holiday might have started in California but there are plenty of events right here in Somerville for you to celebrate locally! Are you curious about where your food comes from? Have you ever visited a farm and met a farmer? Do you cook food at home? Are you interested in making more informed decisions about food? Then this holiday is for you. Here's a list of ideas to celebrate FOOD LITERACY MONTH! ~Read a book about food : " It's Not About the Broccoli: Three Habits to Teach Your Kids for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating" Image via Amazon.com    ~Visit a local orchard  to pick your own seasonal fruits! ~Every Saturday from 9am to 1pm, you can visit the Union Square Farmers' Market . ~Every Thursday and Saturday you can visit Shape Up Somerville's Mobile Farmers' Market . Thursday markets are held at the Council on Aging at the TAB Building (167 Holland St) 1-3pm and...