Vision Growing a Gardening Community where we educate our children - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Steele School Garden Vision Growing a Gardening Community where we educate our children on food literacy by creating a hands on connection between how food is grown, harvested, prepared and consumed.

Mission To establish a community of volunteer parents and teachers, united in the effort to promote healthy eating habits through food literacy and gardening fundamentals, with the knowledge, capability and desire to provide the operational support and guidance necessary to maintain an outdoor garden learning environment.

Goals & Programs Current Programs • Seedlings • Transplanting • Planting in garden • Summer Watering • Youth Farmers Market • Garden to Cafeteria • Cooking Programs

Goals & Programs • Current Programs • Healthy Eating Habits • Curriculum Integration • Student Ownership • Community Engagement • Plant Sale • Stronger Parent Education • Food Code

PTA Support • Volunteer Coordination • Capital Funding • Marketing & Communication Aid • Accounting & Budget Management • IT Support

Volunteers Garden Planting (All in category) Transplanting (2) Youth Farmers Watering Fall Closing (20) Market (4) (2) Day of only Seedlings Watering After School Garden to Volunteer Enrichment Classes (12 -14 Cafeteria (2) Engagement (1) (2) Families) Curriculum Spring Prep (20) Harvesting Lead Planting Lead Marketing Lead Integration Day of Only PTA Garden Chairperson (Operations Lead) NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent additional people in support roles.

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