Description
Our vision is to bring together farmers, families, individuals and communities to focus on the benefits of making healthy life choices including eating fresh and locally grown food.
Our passions are preserving our agricultural heritage, cultivating a taste for fresh, healthful foods, and sharing the value of eating food straight out of the garden. With lessons that are experiential and interconnected, children will learn the importance of keeping their bodies and minds healthy, what it takes to bring food to their table, and community-building skills and lessons of stewardship of the land. These are the building blocks of community and citizenship.
We supports over 53 edible school garden programs throughout Yolo County and provides garden-centered and farm-based education to students. We are dedicated to bringing locally grown farm-fresh food to school meals and to reducing waste through recycling and composting. We currently reach more than 8,000 kids with our edible school gardens, farm trips, grants, supplies, and other support.
We know that kids love to eat what they grow! We want kids to learn where good food comes from, to develop a taste for healthful eating, and to help Yolo County residents get to know where their food comes from and the farmers who grow it.
