AGENCY TESTIMONY
Reimagining Farm to School initiative
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The Reimagining Farm to School in NYC initiative is a two-year pilot program designed to increase local food access and education for public school students.
- The program provides funding opportunities for local growers, gardeners, and farmers.
- It enables public school students from elementary to high school grades to build relationships with local urban farmers.
- Students learn about farm topics such as crop seasonality, food life cycles, and the livelihood of farmers, both urban and rural.
Qiana Mickie
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Our reimagining farm to school in NYC initiative, now in its 2nd school year, provides funding opportunities for local over grower, gardeners, growers, and farmers to increase local food access and education for public school students in the classroom and on the farm.
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As you'll read in our annual progress report, this initiative is a 2 year pilot, which New York City public school students ranging from elementary to high school grades are provided with the opportunity to build relationships with local urban farmers and learn directly about farm topics, such as the seasonality of crops, the life cycle of food, and what it takes in the livelihood of a farmer, urban and rural.
