We are excited to launch, “Farm to School Northeast,” a monthly podcast where we explore the creative ways that local food is getting into school cafeterias and how food system education is playing out in classrooms and school gardens across the northeast region. Each month we will release a 20-30 minute episode that highlights the innovative work of educators, food service staff, school garden coordinators, policy makers, farmers, and more. From a group of students in Massachusetts who are spearheading district-wide composting, to social emotional learning in the school garden, to a scratch cooking award in Maine and a crepe truck in Vermont, this podcast will inspire, teach, and amplify our farm to school stories. You can listen in on the Massachusetts Farm to School website or wherever you get your podcasts starting in October!
Middle Schoolers Create a Student Driven Farm
In this episode, we have an opportunity to sit down with Sara Churgin, District Manager of the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District, and Margie Brennan, the K-8 Science Coach for Portsmouth School Department to learn about the Portsmouth Ag Innovation Farm, a student-driven community farm education program that fosters student problem solving, authentic learning and community collaboration.
Say Something Kind To A Seed: Social Emotional Learning In The School Garden
In this episode, School Garden Coordinator Fatima Seck shares her vision for school gardens as places to allow all students to flourish. From building positive habits and investment, finding safety and emotional regulation, to practicing gratitude, exploring creativity and expression and building relationships, school gardens can be a vital environment for social emotional learning.
Hear from:
Fatima Seck, School Garden Coordinator, Mel King South End Academy, Boston, MA
What Do We Mean When We Say Farm To School?
Hear from:
Loni Austin, Austin Ridge Acres (MA)
Denise Courtney, Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education
Lisa Damon, Mass. Farm to School
Dana Hudson, Shelburne Farms (VT)
Rebecca Kelley, FoodCorps MA & RI
Ernie Koschmieder, Groton Public Schools (CT)
Dinah Mack, Mass. Farm to School
Betsy Rosenbluth, Shelburne Farms (VT)
Phone: (413) 253-3844
Email: info@massfarmtoschool.org
