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Grow, Eat and Learn
Workshop and DiscussionJanuary 14, 2011
Projects in Arlington and Alexandriainclude…
• Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)Plant a Row
• School Food ServicesF2T and Schoolyard 2 Cafeteria
• Lawns 2 Lettuces 4 LunchAshlawn Elementary School
• Peter Rabbit GardenTuckahoe Elementary School
• Alexandria Elementary Schools• Tancil Court, Alexandria• Virginia Gardens, Arlington• George Washington Middle School
Community Gardens• Williamsburg, Kenmore, Gunston Middle
Schools• Area High Schools e.g. TC Williams• Arlington Career Center
Why?ISSUES
• Physical Activity– CDC recommends 60 mins
a day moderate activity
• Healthy Eating– USDA recommends “5 a
day”
• EnvironmentalEducation/OutdoorLearning– Some research supports
children benefit from beingand learning outdoors
GOALS• Change Body Mass Index
– Decrease sedentary behaviorand increase fruit/vegconsumption
• Provide research-basededucation– Food production, consumption,
waste and energy cycles
• Increase communityconnections
• Foster youth development
Educational Resources• Age appropriate• Context appropriate• VA Standards of
Learning linkage
Project PLANTSPromoting Lifelong Activity and Nutrition Through
Schools
After-School Garden Clubs
• USDA sponsored• Four elementary schools• Twice a week, 1.5 hour sessions
with 4th and 5th graders• Club activities: healthy snack,
physical activity, gardening,clean-up, journal and reflection
Project PLANTSPromoting Lifelong Activity and Nutrition Through
Schools
Parent-Home Component
• Garden Newslettertips and recipes
• “Take-Home” questions• Garden Plants
with care instructions
Project PLANTSPromoting Lifelong Activity and Nutrition Through
Schools
Volunteer Program
• Cooperative Extension train,mentor and support volunteers
• Volunteers include school staff,after-school staff, MG, PTA,and wider community
• Collaborative group ofvolunteers work together andconnect to school/community
Imagine….
Arlington Traditional School
I Can Grow Vegetable GardenClub
For the Burpee 2011 I Can Grow Youth Garden Award
March 17 2009. Bare earth.Scout families begin the veg patch and plant.
We water and wait…
Three weeks later - June 10 2009.Picking the first radish. WOW!
…and it’s delicious!
Learn to grow, look after and harvestvegetables.
• The soccer teamharvests chilipeppers andcinnamon basil.
• We take the firstdonation ofvegetables fromschool to theArlington FoodAssistance Center.
Our Second Year Growing Vegetables at ATS.March 2010.
First Grade and K plant lettuce, radishes, kale,and carrots…
… in a special 4 - 0 shape. Why?
…To Celebrate 40th Earth Day 2010!Everyone tours the garden.
69 Second Graders harvest, prepareand eat kale with lunch.
The first students cook and taste ourschool-grown vegetables!
The Fourth Grade 4-H groupadds another bed to the vegetable patch.
We study water and compost -that’s on the VA Standards of Learning!
If we win the Burpee I Can Grow2011 Youth Garden Award….we will
• Establish an I CanGrow after-school club
• Plant and maintain ourvegetable garden
• Meet regularly everyweek
• Build friendships andcommunity connections
• Learn science, healthylife styles and more!
Next steps…• Networks
• Information exchange
• Research
• Funding
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