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Benefits & Advocacy

October 19, 2018 By Renata Solan

Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin: Connecting Nutrition Education and Local Foods

Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin curriculum is a thematic unit of instruction that uses local foods to teach nutrition concepts to elementary students. Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin focuses on Wisconsin foods with a connection to Wisconsin’s history, culture, and people. The primary goal of this curriculum is to broaden the food experiences of Wisconsin students and provide another aspect to the study of nutrition as part of the study of our great state. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Benefits & Advocacy, Curricula, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Health & Wellness, In the Classroom

August 29, 2018 By Renata Solan

Got Veggies? ECE Edition!

This ECE edition builds on the lessons and activities in the original Got Veggies? by adopting them to meet best practices for the early care and education setting. Each of the four themes and two á la carte activities in Got Veggies? ECE Edition! are aligned to the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and offer concepts and tools developmentally appropriate for children aged five and under. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Benefits & Advocacy, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Garden to Cafeteria, Health & Wellness, Health/Nutrition, Maintaining & Sustaining, Uncategorized

April 25, 2018 By Renata Solan

School Gardens: Changing Lives & Communities

A successful school garden doesn’t just require teamwork, it builds students’ teamwork skills. From academic rewards to healthier lifestyles, these helpful tidbits about the benefits of garden-based education can help with grant writing, promoting the idea of a garden within your community, or even spark ideas for lessons. View Resource »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Benefits & Advocacy, Health & Wellness

April 25, 2018 By Renata Solan

Homegrown: School Gardens in Wisconsin

From the Department of Public Instruction. Children are more likely to absorb and integrate food knowledge if they have real-life contact with agriculture. School gardens offer a wonderful medium for students to get their hands dirty and learn about food, agriculture, and nutrition. This document profiles schools and walks through best practices to create a productive and lasting garden-based education program. View Resource »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Benefits & Advocacy, Evaluation, Health & Wellness, Maintaining & Sustaining, Research Studies

April 25, 2018 By Renata Solan

Creating & Growing Edible Schoolyards

An edible schoolyard is a great tool to provide real-life experiences and to help students make the connection of how vegetables and fruit move from the seed to table. Developed as part of the Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Program Initiative, this guide walks through developing a school garden as a key strategy to creating healthier schools. View Resource »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Benefits & Advocacy, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Getting Started, Health & Wellness, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting

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