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Farm to School to Farm

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Field Trips

School classrooms visit the farm in spring, winter & fall for curriculum-integrated, hands on fun with growing food for their communities.

​We work with the Ithaca Public Education Initiative's Discover the Trail Program to offer these as cost free Buddy Up trips to elementary school classrooms.
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School Food

Among our other markets, the farm grows vegetables for meals and snacks in Ithaca City Schools, including all of ICSD, New Roots Charter School and Lehman Alternative Community School, reaching over 3,000 students.

Summer youth employees process farm ingredients in the district's central kitchen for Summer Feeding Program meals, and preserve them for school year meals. The teens engage in discussion about economic and policy landscapes of school food in the U.S.
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Fresh Snacks

The Fresh Snack Program provides fresh, healthy, plant-based snacks and integrated education to all 2,094 students (Pre-K through 5th grades) in each of the elementary schools it serves in Ithaca City School District—Beverly J. Martin, Enfield, Belle Sherman, Caroline, and Cayuga Heights Elementary Schools.

FSP replaces less nutritious classroom snacks that teachers or parents otherwise pay for, increases access to fruits and vegetables, familiarizes students with healthier food choices, and connects youth with their local food system and local food choices.
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Colorful vegetables

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With the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Crooked Carrot is now partnering with The Fresh Snack Program and Youth Farm Project to bring their expertise sourcing and processing fresh, locally-grown produce to our elementary classroom snacks. ​http://www.crookedcarrotcsk.com/
In September 2016, Caroline Elementary is the fourth school in ICSD to partner with the Fresh Snack Program and Child Nutrition Program to bring fresh, healthy snacks into the classrooms. FSP now serves almost 1,200 students.
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The Youth Farm Project | 24 Nelson Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 | [email protected]
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR STORY
    • 2022 Annual Report
    • WHO WE ARE >
      • Staff
      • Alumni
      • Board
    • WHO SUPPORTS US
    • WHERE OUR FOOD Goes
  • PROGRAMS
    • SUMMER PROGRAM
    • SOCIAL JUSTICE IMMERSION
    • FARM TO SCHOOL >
      • The Fresh Snack Program >
        • School Snack Partners
        • Fresh Snack Guidelines
        • Fresh Bites
        • Classroom Education
      • Field Trips
      • Social Justice Lending Library
    • COMMUNITY GARDEN
    • HARVEST BOX
  • GET INVOLVED
    • JOBS >
      • Farm Manager
      • Lead Educator
    • VOLUNTEER
    • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
    • JOIN OUR BOARD
    • Help us fundraise
  • GIVE TODAY
    • DONATE
    • Wish List
    • BECOME A BUSINESS SPONSOR
  • CONTACT US
  • News & Press
    • BLOG
    • NEWS
  • FARM MAP
  • New Page