Louisiana Farm To School Program Connects Students To Full Plates and Healthy Habits

By Kyle Peveto, Besse, Crystal, Finney, Celeste H.

LSU AgCenter

An elementary school implements a gardening and culinary program to teach students how to prepare recipes using produce grown in their own school garden through the help of a local farmer.

A school district makes changes to its nutrition policy and introduces a life skills course that includes using a vocational kitchen and raising a school garden whose produce is sold at the local farmers market and included in cooking demonstrations for the community.

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