School programs
City Greens is committed to providing age-appropriate, inclusive, student-centered, hands-on experiences for K-12 students. All school programs, both virtual and in-person, are open to all ages and learning styles.
We will design each program specifically to enhance the students' introduction to urban farming, providing opportunities to ask questions, engage in hands-on activities, and have the space to examine what the future of farming looks like.
Benefits of Farm-to-School Education
Farm-to-school programs build crucial community connections with local farmers. The ability to meet and build relationships with farmers is one of the key advantages of purchasing locally sourced-food. These connections not only support the local business but also help kids learn about their food system.
These initiatives also help to reduce a school’s impact on the environment by minimizing food waste and food miles from the field to students.
Benefits of farm-to-school programs:
Increase food access and nutrition security.
Support local food purchasing from California producers.
Promote educational activities that use food as a teaching tool to connect classrooms, cafeterias, and communities.
Create experiential learning opportunities in school gardens, culinary classes, agricultural programs, and other hands-on learning experiences to help youth better understand the connections between food and the world around them.
Educate students about how they can be environmental stewards from the earliest of ages.
Students at Mandel Day School in Cleveland, OH using their 3-D printer to build their own hydroponic display.