Fresh from the Farm - Illinois Farm to School Network https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:40:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-FtoSLogo-1-32x32.png Fresh from the Farm - Illinois Farm to School Network https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org 32 32 Local Food Taste Tests https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2016/04/27/local-food-taste-tests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-food-taste-tests Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:40:57 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=1024 Have you ever passed by a free sample that you didn’t try? Perhaps if you’re trying to rush through the store, but generally, we humans really like to try new things when they’re free! Psychologists and marketers alike have always known this ‘Costco Principal’ – free food just makes people happy… and maybe a little […]

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]]> Great Apple Crunch Highlights https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/10/28/great-apple-crunch-highlights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-apple-crunch-highlights Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:38:37 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=550 Did you hear that? That was the sound of almost 600,000 students, teachers, parents, and farm to school supporters CRUNCHING into local apples for the Second Annual Great Apple Crunch. Over 850 schools, preschools, colleges, non-profits, state agencies and others across the midwest celebrated National Farm to School Month by crunching into locally grown apples on […]

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]]> School Garden Resources NOW LIVE https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/10/08/school-garden-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-garden-resources Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:00:01 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=464 The Illinois Farm to School Network has updated the toolkit section of the website. Now multiple resources for school gardening are available at School Garden Resources. The University of Illinois Extension has created and provided many resources for school and home use. These resources range from starting your first school garden and the need to know basics […]

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]]> Kickoff #FarmtoSchoolMonth with the Prairie Farm Corps https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/09/30/prairie-farm-corps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prairie-farm-corps Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:44:18 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=420 October is Farm to School Month, and what better way to start the month off and celebrate, than to read an inspiring story about the impact of Farm to School at the Liberty Prairie Foundation and their youth program Prairie Farm Corps. Food Revolution Day is a movement with about 1.6 million members across 196 countries that […]

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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 Three Schools, Two Bites, and Healthy Eating for Life https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/04/22/three-schools-two-bites-and-healthy-eating-for-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-schools-two-bites-and-healthy-eating-for-life https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/04/22/three-schools-two-bites-and-healthy-eating-for-life/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:41:37 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=228 In the fight against childhood obesity, sometimes the humble tomato can be our best weapon. But how do you get children to eat one when chips beckon? Our answer: the “Two Bite Club.” When Seven Generations Ahead brought our Fresh From the Farm program to three Chicago-area schools, even the pickiest students joined the club. […]

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]]> https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2015/04/22/three-schools-two-bites-and-healthy-eating-for-life/feed/ 0 Growing Health in Rural Coles County, IL https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2014/11/30/growing-health-in-rural-coles-county-il/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growing-health-in-rural-coles-county-il https://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/2014/11/30/growing-health-in-rural-coles-county-il/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:05:56 +0000 http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/?p=223 Seven Generations Ahead is extremely thankful for the support of the Lumpkin Family Foundation, which allows us to expand our work and advance healthy communities throughout Illinois. SGA’s Fresh From the Farm program created five successful workshops with Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in 2014. The workshops were designed as holistic supports to the work […]

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