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School Garden Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Weld County School District 6 Nutrition Services
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
The Greeley-Evans District 6 Farm to School program focuses on purchasing local foods, educating students about the economic and health benefits of eating local foods, and hands-on learning in school gardens. For the 2016-17 school year, we are supporting four school gardens across the district, along with an additional 5 schools who wish to expand or create garden programs. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help maintain the gardens (particularly during the summer months, when school is out) and occasionally assist with garden lessons. Garden maintenance would mostly involve weeding, watering, and harvesting at our gardens, and a short training is provided- all knowledge and experience levels are welcome! If interested and available, volunteers would also be welcome to shadow garden lessons, which we have designed to be aligned to CO state standards for the specific grade level and subject being taught. Longer-term volunteers would be given the opportunity to design and lead their own lessons, if desired. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY- the most important traits we look for are flexibility, willingness to learn new skills, and an excitement about kids and gardening! If interested, please fill out this google form: bit.ly/d6gardenvolunteer
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About Weld County School District 6 Nutrition Services
Location:
2508 4th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631, US
Mission Statement
The Greeley-Evans District 6 Farm to School program focuses on increasing local produce, proteins, and dairy in school meals and providing education in the classroom and garden to improve nutrition and support the local economy and environment.
Description
Greeley-Evans District 6 Nutrition Services provides breakfast and lunch meals to 22,000 students at 35 school sites across Greeley and Evans. Today, almost 100% of our meals are prepared from scratch in our Central Production Kitchen (CPK), and around 25% of our food purchases are local, through our Farm to School program. We began Farm to School purchasing in 2007 with the purchase of a single crop of cherry tomatoes for $239, and since then, with the ass istance of numerous grants including the USDA's Farm to School Grant, the program has expanded to other fruits, vegetables, dairy, and even meat items.
Farm to School also encompasses a number of other initiatives, including school gardens. School gardens provide a unique, hands-on learning environment for students, teachers and community members. It not only serves as an educational tool in curricula ranging from nutrition to science, but also breeds social team-building skills and gives students a sense of ownership and empowerment. D6 Farm to School supports a number of gardens in schools across the district, including Centennial Elementary School, Prairie Heights Middle School, Greeley West High School, and Northridge High School.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1025 9th AveGreeley, CO 80631
DATE POSTED
March 7, 2017
SKILLS
- Botany
- Environmental Education
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- General Education
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must pass a background check administered by the school district.