LAND TO LEARN
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Every week, Land to Learn presents innovative, experiential and project-based food education to K-5 students at the Garrison School. Utilizing school gardens, Land to Learn offers curriculum-integrated lessons focused on healthy eating, food literacy, outdoor learning, and academic success. The organization began working with the Garrison School in March 2014.
Land to Learn and the Garrison School celebrated Earth Day by breaking ground for a new vegetable garden on April 21 and 22, 2016. The garden is located on the school grounds adjacent to the upper parking lot. Through experiential visits to the garden, students learn math, science, English, how to prepare food, and how to make healthy eating choices. |
Fourth grade students make a rainbow kale salad during a Land to Learn lesson.
Students also create art projects based on a vegetable of the month. Land to Learn works closely with teachers to integrate nutrition education with New York State’s Common Core standards. A grant from the Garrison Children's Education Fund provides partial support for this program.
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vegetable of the monthEvery month Hudson Valley Seed sends students home with fun fact sheets about vegetables.
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math in the gardenThese worksheets integrate vegetables and gardening into math, science and more.
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suggested garden booksThis is a list of gardening books that Hudson Valley Seed introduces to students.
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2016 Annual reportHudson Valley Seed's 2016 annual report details its work with students in Dutchess, Orange and Putnam counties.
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