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Gardening with KidsPresented by:Lianna BowmanFoodCorps Service Member

Lets Get Growing!1The Hope to Build the FutureChildren who are introduced to fruits and vegetables at a young age are more likely to consume them on a regular basisChildren participating in Farm to School programs have been shown to consume an increase of one serving of fruits and vegetables per day.Combining educational components with local, quality foods served in the cafeteria can lead to permanent improvements in childrens diets both in school and at home.

Service Site: Michigan Land Use InstituteSupervisor Diane Conners, Healthy Food For All Policy SpecialistPartnerships with Fourteen Schools:

Frankfort ElementaryPlatte River ElementaryCrystal Lake ElementaryBetsie Valley ElementaryLake Anne ElementaryNorthport Public Schools Suttons Bay Schools Glen Lake Public SchoolsLeland Public SchoolBlair ElementaryTraverse HeightsInterlochen ElementaryCentral Grade SchoolCentral Lake Elementary

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Michigan FoodCorpsFive Sites Coordinated by Michigan State University Extension Community Food Systems Work Group

Michigan Land Use Institute (Traverse City)Crim Fitness Foundation (Flint)Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (Detroit)Wayne State University Center for School Health (Detroit)MSU Extension Chippewa County (Sault Sainte Marie)

Here are the impact numbers for Michigan to date this year:Education: Total Number of Activities Conducted by Service Members = 376Education: Total Number of Interactions = 8022 kidsEducation: Total Number of Unduplicated Kids Served = 2611Volunteers: Total Number of Unduplicated Volunteers Generated = 30Volunteers: Total Volunteer Hours = 195.25Access: New items/ingredients = 7Engagement: Lbs produce harvested = 85.5lbsAccess: Cafeteria Tasting Events = 13Ongoing Classes: Time spent per group = 228 total hoursVolunteers: College Students = 1Access: Pounds brought into the cafeteria = 6896 lbsAccess: Pounds brought into the classroom = 305Volunteers: Baby Boomers (#) = 11

4 Our Activities IncludeTeaching hands-on nutrition educationBuilding and tending school gardensSourcing high-quality local foodFoodCorpsThe three pillars of FoodCorps Service are Knowledge, Engagement, and Access with healthy foods

Teaching hands-on nutrition education

Building and tending school gardens

Sourcing high-quality local food

How You Can HelpDonate Gardening Supplies (potting soil, seed trays and other containers, seeds, small trowels, buckets, straw)Volunteering:Planning and designing gardensRecruiting and managing volunteersAssisting with lessonsGarden Maintenance (with or without children)Fun demonstrations for classesField Trips

School Gardens Lianna works with:Traverse Heights Elementary:17 Raised BedsInterlochen Elementary: Indoor: Hydrostacker; Outdoor: raised bedsPlatte River Elementary:Hoophouse and several raised bedsFrankfort Elementary:2 raised bedsBetsie Valley Elementary: Hydroponic Tower

Our other schoolsFor more information about the other schools, contact the following farm to school educators:Crystal Lake, Central Lake: Meghan McDermott (meghan.mcdermott@foodcorps.org)Central Grade School, Blair Elementary, Lake Ann Elementary: Michele Worden (wordenwood@msn.com)Northport, Suttons Bay, Glen Lake, and Leland schools: Pam Bardenhagen (pam.bardenhagen@gmail.com)

www.foodcorps.org & www.mlui.orgLianna BowmanLianna.bowman@foodcorps.orgFoodCorps Service Member,Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) &Michigan State University Extension Community Food Systems Work GroupQuestions?12