Mar 19, 2019 | Food for Thought
Written by Kevin Brouillard Fifth grade students at Sidney Elementary School in Mr. Gray’s gardening class are two weeks into the Big Bold Bounteous Blooming Bean Contest. Each student was tasked with growing two bean pots for the competition – a control group and an...
Mar 4, 2019 | Food for Thought
Written by Maggie Caroompas Last week, Homer Brink Elementary School in the Maine-Endwell School District completed the first step of their Maple Project! Students braved the cold to learn how to identify maple trees and the process of tapping the trees. They even got...
Feb 22, 2019 | Food for Thought
Written by Kevin Brouillard:On February 14th, Sidney Elementary School students prepared and sampled bruschetta as part of the school’s monthly “Snack Attack” taste test. Fifth graders took the lead on dicing ingredients and guiding younger students...
Jul 9, 2018 | Food for Thought
Written by Jessica Barbini: Shelburne Farms is a 1,400 acre area of pastures, woodlands, gardens, and historic buildings fixed along Lake Champlain that seeks to “inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.” Restored to its original splendor, the Inn,...
Jun 11, 2018 | Food for Thought
~ Reflecting back on the last twenty months I have spent here at FaHN and with the Rural Health Network, I ask myself: how can I begin to express my love and gratitude for the kind-hearted folks I have had the opportunity to do this incredible work with? Perhaps some...
May 7, 2018 | Food for Thought
VINES Farm Share, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program based in Binghamton, NY, initially began as the result of a 2012 study performed by the Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE) in Oneonta, NY. The study focused on increasing...
