JV Forrestal Elementary School in Beacon, NY is the first elementary
school in Dutchess County to participate in a full-year farm to school program.
This program is run by The Beacon Farm to School Collaborative (BFSC) a partnership
of three local non-profit organizations: Common Ground Farm, Hudson Valley Seed
and Hudson Valley Farm to School. The program is designed to get kids excited about eating their veggies through hands-on learning in the garden, on the farm, and cooking in the classroom. Kids learn where their food
comes from and are given the tools to make healthier choices so they can become
nutrition-conscious, food literate adults. The program at Forrestal Elementary
School includes weekly visits to the school garden, a monthly chef-in-the-classroom
program, monthly farmer-in-the-classroom visits, school field trips to CommonGround Farm, and monthly school-wide taste tests in the cafeteria.
Read more in this week's Poughkeepsie Journal:
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