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elementary school programs

Frostburg Fourth-Graders Follow Their Food From Farm to Fork
Aug 26, 2019
Fourth-grade students from Beall Elementary in Frostburg, Md, were treated to an educational excursion to their local farmers market, hosted by an interdisciplinary team of UMD Extension educators in...

Greens and Greenery for Greensboro Elementary

Ashley MacLaughlin, University of Maryland Extension Midshore Project Leader and Educator in Caroline County, shows a Greensboro Elementary kindergarten class the day’s mystery bag.
Students try a new fruit or vegetable during each lesson.
Students are given a lesson in safe food handling, sanitizing their hands before touching the food.
Students are given stickers after the lesson to show their parents that they tried something new that day.
Ashley MacLaughlin, University of Maryland Extension FSNE Educator
Greens and Greenery for Greensboro Elementary
Sep 14, 2018
When it comes to getting kids to try new foods, hesitation and even complete aversion can be the reaction we get from little ones. But Ashley McLaughlin, a University of Maryland Extension project...
Growing With Grains - Food From Our Farms
Apr 20, 2017
Many children today do not have the opportunity to be involved with growing food for their family. With the Growing with Grains – Food from our Farms program, kindergarten students at Willards...
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