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Greenhouse Support
ORGANIZATION: BVSD School Food Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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19 people are interested
The BVSD School Food Project (SFP) believes that all children deserve daily access to fresh, flavorful and nutritious food made with wholesome, and when possible, local ingredients so that every child may thrive. In addition to feeding students healthy meals, SFP emphasizes lunchroom education programs to increase students’ food literacy and help them make informed decisions about the types and amounts of food they put in their bodies. All too often children have limited opportunities to learn continuously about food, farming and nutrition. Our program aims to help students make lifelong commitments that support better health and sustainable food systems.
In November 2015, we took over a greenhouse in an effort to expand our garden-as-a-classroom curriculum and support our 33 school gardens. We started over 6,000 plants to support schools, students and their families in creating a garden and growing their own food throughout the summer. This project will begin again in November 2016 and run through May 2017. In May, we'll host a Seed/Plant Sale, our major fundraiser for the year to support our farm to school and nutrition education work in schools.
Volunteering will include planting, transplanting, feeding, and watering. There may also be opportunities to work with school groups or student greenhouse interns.
More opportunities with BVSD School Food Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About BVSD School Food Project
Location:
6500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, CO 80303, US
Mission Statement
At the School Food Project, we believe that for kids to learn, think and be the best they can be, they have to eat well. Because of this, we are dedicated to improving the health of each student by providing healthy food and offering nutrition education programs to grow young bodies and minds.
Description
Our Food
We serve fresh and nutritious food every day. This amounts to nearly 13,000 scratch-cooked meals each day! We use locally sourced and organic ingredients whenever possible, and we avoid highly processed foods, high fructose corn syrup, chemicals, dyes and food additives. Salad bars are offered daily at every school and are stocked with fresh, delicious and when possible, local farm fresh produce.
Our Programs
Our interactive food and nutrition education programs make eating healthy food fun for students of all ages. Through our nearly 200 programs each year, BVSD kids learn where food comes from, what fresh food tastes like, and even how to grow and cook their own food.
Our Team
Our director, Chef Ann Cooper, often referred to as the "Renegade Lunch Lady," is a celebrated author, chef, educator, and enduring advocate for better food for all children. Our hard working food services team of nearly 200 employees in the cafeterias and central office are dedicated to providing excellent service and high quality meals to each and every BVSD student.
Sustainability
We are continuously improving our sustainability efforts through innovative and award winning solutions, such as reusable bins for local deliveries, recycling beef cooking oil for biofuel for local farm tractors and composting vegetable scraps to feed locally farmed pigs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
6600 E. Arapahoe Rd.Boulder, CO 80303
DATE POSTED
February 21, 2017
SKILLS
- STEM
- Fundraising
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
- Community Outreach
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training