Farm To School Education

Resources for Farm To School Education:

• Life Lab, a leader in garden-based education, based in Santa Cruz.  Workshops, training, loads of online resources for teachers. 

• Community Alliance with Family Farmers Farm to School Program. CAFF advocates for family farmer and sustainable agriculture. CAFF's F2S Programs connects farms with school cafeterias and classrooms.

• Center for Ecoliteracy's Big Ideas. This Center for Ecoliteracy--National Geographic partnership links food, culture, health, and the environment.  K-12 concepts are linked to Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, College, Career and Civic Life Standards, National Health Education Standards, and California Nutrition Competencies.

• The Fencepost Blog from the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom.  Resources, grant opportunities, and entries on what teachers are doing in the classroom. Check out the October 16-18 2014 California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Santa Cruz.

• Opening the World Through Nature Journaling: Integrating Art, Science & Language Arts by John Muir Laws et al.  Free downloadable nature journaling curriculum.