By FALPC Intern, Jacquelyn Burmeister Visiting one of the REC Farmers Market in Worcester, you may notice something distinctive about the YouthGROW farm stand. Besides being manned by mostly youth, they are one of the few places in the market that offers something apart from the raw produce that their farm yields. Next to the […]
Written by FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo Pictures by FALPC Intern, Katie Irwin Isabella Burgess and Lauren Wetherbee, from the Worcester Kindergarten Initiative, recently wrote a great post about their field trip to the Community Harvest Project (CHP). Inspired by their visit, Katie and I made our way to the farm for a look around. We […]
By Isabel Burgess and Lauren Wetherbee, Worcester Kindergarten Initiative It’s been a busy year at the Worcester Kindergarten Initiative! The initiative, which is facilitated by the Massachusetts Farm to School Project in conjunction with the Worcester Public Schools, is a multidisciplinary nutritional education program that aims to teach kindergarteners about healthy eating and local farms […]
