We are asking Jay Penrice to join us in person again on Tuesday, May 24th at 9:15 am to show us how easy it can be to prepare a quiche and an omelet using some fresh ingredients harvested fresh from our site. We will also cover nutrition information using MyPlate and Farm to Table Concepts.

We can’t wait to have you and your class go on a Virtual Field Trip with us. For those of you who signed up for the Virtual Field Trip, On February 17th you will have your Virtual Field Trip Kits delivered for you and your students. Learn what all you need to know for your Virtual Field Trip.

A big thank you to all those that participated in this year’s round of Farm to School. What's left in this program? We have virtual field trips for those who have already signed up, picking up any borrowed items from the Activity Kits, post-tests, and feedback for any who haven't done it. Find important dates and links in this program wrap-up.

Wrap up Checklists and FAQs for the program

This week is all about Site Tours, wrapping up your TikTok Challenge videos with your students, participating in utilizing the Digital Picture Frames, and ending the week with a final half recorded half live session for Farm to School Fridays.

Going over Week 4 kits we are working on, Our Special Guest Click & Grow this Friday, Opportunity to share photos and videos for our Program Sponsor Click & Grow, Field Trips - how to request for them and Highlight of Wilson Elementary Field Trip to San Andreas High School

Seeds Discovery Kits and & Eric Carle - Tiny Seed, Farm 2 School Recorded Session This Week (Farm 2 School Calendar has been updated), We will have a LIVE Q&A session after the recorded session, using Join Loop Digitial Picture Frames and more!

Friday’s Presentation information, Additional Taste-Tests, and important PDs for this week.

Here is a quick video to briefly go over what’s needed for next week and review what we’ve covered so far. Add questions in the comments or for quicker response, you can email me, Barbara, or Chris.

This must-see, prerequisite information session covers, timeline, goals, all the areas of the program, activity & taste test kits, and what we are doing differently from last year.

We are covering the following in this update (Less than 2 minute video): Pre-Tests, PD video uploads, Website, Additional Taste Test Kits Available!, and Site Tour Info (Attached)

Today is PD Week! This means we are uploading the PD videos to our PD pages throughout the week. Our goal is to have all of them up by Thursday. Please note: There will be no virtual or scheduled PD, only the posts that we are putting on the website…

Testing before and after the program helps us gauge the effectiveness of the program. You’ll want to do this week 1.

Fresh herbs grown at San Andreas helps introduce students to new foods and create a great learning opportunity.

Your first activity with options of changing different variables to grow and germinate seeds in a glove.

Start filming as early as Week 2 with your class. You and your students will determine which of the three (3) video types you will put your Farm to School twist on to win a prize!

Kits have been delivered this week with some important action items to take care of before our program starts next week. Check the action items to make sure you’ll be ready when we start with PD Week next week to prep for your activities with your students the following weeks to come.

Transplant your basil plant from your grow in a glove kit or start seeds from your basil seeds from the Seed Discovery Kit.

Have your class compare and contrast how the different kinds of seeds turn into the different plants they become

A fun way for K-3rd graders to learn the different phases of growing flowers. Multi-color-shaped wildflower seed papers make up your “growfetti.”

Middle School Only - Create a similar hydroponics system that uses a wicking system to grow your plant

Learn about East Valley Water District’s Engineering Department, what goes on, how GIS is used, what it takes to be a GIS Technician, and their new pathway at Indian Springs High School

Get a behind-the-scenes on November 4th’s Harvest Day. Learn what goes into Harvest Day at San Andreas and watch as we look inside the greenhouse, harvest the plants, learn about algae, and see how we prep for deliveries. You’ll also get a quick virtual tour of the Demonstration Classroom and Outdoor Ag-Tech Facility, and new Greenhouse at San Andreas.