CPS - Illinois Farm to School Network https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:26:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-FtoSLogo-1-32x32.png CPS - Illinois Farm to School Network https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org 32 32 Summer Meal Activities with Chicago Public Schools https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/09/02/summer-meal-activities-with-chicago-public-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-meal-activities-with-chicago-public-schools Wed, 02 Sep 2015 15:35:48 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=324 During the month of August the Illinois Farm to School  Network provided three short educational activities for children who came by to receive lunches from the Summer Meals Illinois program. The lunch program is sponsored by the USDA and provides free meals all summer for Chicago children. Many other organizations in the Chicago area also […]

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]]> Growing Pride in Orozco Academy’s New Garden https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/05/06/growing-pride-in-orozco-academys-new-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growing-pride-in-orozco-academys-new-garden https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/05/06/growing-pride-in-orozco-academys-new-garden/#respond Wed, 06 May 2015 14:34:49 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=226 When fresh produce is scarce at the corner store, students at Orozco Academy of Fine Arts and Sciences in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood have learned that they can grow the ingredients in the ethnic dishes they love. Guided by Seven Generations Ahead’s Fresh From the Farm program, the community took an exciting journey through the lives […]

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]]> https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/05/06/growing-pride-in-orozco-academys-new-garden/feed/ 0 Kids Rave about Kale https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/03/22/kids-rave-about-kale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kids-rave-about-kale https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/03/22/kids-rave-about-kale/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:25:52 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=215 “More kale, please!” That’s what a group of first through third graders at Stagg Elementary shouted after trying kale for the first time. The students are participating in the Illinois Farm to School Network’s eight-week after-school program. As you know, Seven Generations Ahead is deeply involved in the Illinois Farm to School Network, a statewide […]

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