Farm to Kids
Fresh Rx’s Farm to Kids program is a curriculum-based STEM-inspired professionally led interactive designed to teach healthy eating practices to youth at an early age, reinforcing what is learned throughout the academic school year.
Farm to Kids’ professionally designed curriculum aims to address knowledge-based deficits about nutrition and health among youth and teens. There is no other program quite like ours. We employ experts in the field of youth education who also have a depth of knowledge in agriculture and farming. We compliment the curriculum with hands-on experiences in planting, growing, and harvesting fresh produce using organic practices. The program also builds on the skills children learn in the garden by bringing the produce they’ve grown into the kitchen or cafeteria to gain hands-on food preparation skills. The goal of the program is to empower children to make healthier food choices and improve their daily nutrition habits not only at the garden site, but at home as well.
How does farm to kids work?
Our program teaches children to grow food using organic practices, while focusing on improving soil quality to produce more nutrient dense fruits and vegetables. Our gardens are free of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides which can damage one’s health and the environment.
Farm to Kids garden beds are made with sustainability in mind using natural and untreated materials, organic soil and organic seeds. Drip irrigation and timers are used to limit water consumption.
To support this program:
How Can I Enroll My Child?
Fresh Rx partners with community-based organizations to offer Farm to Kids. If you’d like your child to participate in the program please contact one the partners listed below for more information:
How Can I Get a Farm(Garden?) in my Community?
If you are interested in starting a Farm to Kids garden program in your community, please contact our Farm to Kids program manager.
How Much Does it Cost?
Farm to Kids participants engage in the program at no cost through our community partners.