By Hannah Sharpe As of Friday, September 23, 2011 Wednesday wasn’t just another day in the garden for students at West End Elementary School. Sure, they had fun getting dirty as they helped build a cob oven, assembled a tippy-tap hand-washing station out of sticks and twine, and tended to raised beds thriving with late [...]
FoodCorps
September 12, 2011 By
FoodCorps seeks to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity by connecting vulnerable kids to healthful food. The centerpiece of our work is a national AmeriCorps program that recruits young leaders for a year of service in Farm-to-School and school garden programs in high-obesity, limited-resource communities of need. FoodCorps is the boots on the ground of [...]
SCC and CIS First School Garden Program Host Sustainable Living Expo
January 9, 2011 By
Sandhills Community College and Communities In Schools’ FirstSchool Garden Program present the region’s first environmental and sustainable living exposition, the EverGreen Expo, on February 17th, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm in the Dempsey Community Center on the college’s campus. The one day event will be an expansion of the college’s Green Summit and [...]
CISMC Chosen as Host Site for FoodCorps Farm to School Program
December 5, 2010 By
NC 4-H and The Center for Environmental Farming Systems are pleased to announce their role as hosts for FoodCorps, a new national AmeriCorps school garden and Farm to School service program, launching in 2011. North Carolina was chosen from 108 national applications as one of ten states—Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, [...]
CISMC Recognized for Its Continued Commitment to Improving Health
November 16, 2010 By
BCBSNC Foundation Reinvests $100,000 into the Organization Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Communities In Schools of Moore County FirstSchool Garden Program recently received a $100,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation). The FirstSchool Garden Program is a past BCBSNC Foundation grantee that has shown significant results. Kathleen [...]
Recipes from the Green Summit
November 15, 2010 By
Spinach Recipe for Spinach Pesto – (Vegan—no cheese version) Preparation time: 15 minutes Makes 1 cup spinach pesto Ingredients: 4 Cups packed and rinsed spinach leaves 2 large cloves garlic minced ¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts ¼ teaspoon sea salt 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional) Place spinach leaves in food [...]
Learn & Serve Opportunities for Teens
July 10, 2010 By
Learn and Serve Information: Summer is a time for fun – but it is also the time when many youth lose what they learned during the school year and gain unhealthy eating habits. Our youth are our greatest assets, and ensuring they are on the path to success is our objective We are offering a [...]
Down in the Dirt at Vass-Lakeview Elementary
May 15, 2010 By
Second graders at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School got down in the dirt to plant and learn about where food comes from May 7, thanks to the efforts of Lee and Karen Gulley of Good Land Nursery. Students planted seeds and plants with Communities in Schools volunteer, Kathy Byron, and Master Gardener volunteer Bill Cameron. Students also [...]
FirstSchool Garden – April Calendar
April 18, 2010 By
Check out what’s happening at your school’s FirstSchool Garden! Download our schedule – April in the Garden Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
10 Things Kids Can Do To Go Green and Reduce Environmental Impact
April 18, 2010 By
1) Ask mom for green school supplies. Going back to school and going green can go hand in hand! Kids can get green school supplies that will make a difference at prices that will make mom happy. Your green school supplies also provide an opportunity to share your thoughts on the environment with other students [...]
