Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our October SG+E Community of Practice! Objectives: Participants will... ... determine what to grow on their campus and with the tools they currently have ... establish connections between the school garden and classroom  Upcoming Topics and Dates November 12th: Harvesting Best Practices December 10th: School Garden Recipes and Tastings Access the slide deck here! Access the agenda here!

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our October LFS Community of Practice! Today's Session Highlights: explored the ADE Farm Fresh Challenge and shared strategies for launching a local procurement project, including how to identify key partners and resources to support your farm-to-school goals how and why to choose local foods for your school along with tips to move through the procurement process additional resources, including an example of local food procurement

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these or another chard varietal at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition Components: Vitamin A, K & C and Minerals Magnesium, Potassium, & Manganese Recipe: Crunchy Chard Chips 1 bunch acelgas or chard, stems removed 1 TBS olive oil ½  tsp sea salt Optional: nutritional yeast, or your choice seasonings and herbs from the garden! Directions: Preheat oven to 300°F. Tear chard leaves into chip-si

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition Components: Vitamin A & C Recipe: Crushed Preserved Chiltipins Use care when harvesting these spicy peppers! You can let them air-dry and then grind them to add to salsa, mole, pesto, chili, and more! These peppers can also dry on the plant and then harvested as well. Flavor Profile: spicy Classroom Activity Suggestion: As a defense mechanism, chil

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our September SG+E Community of Practice! Objectives: Participants will... ...i dentify...

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition...

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our September LFS Community of Practice! Today's Session Highlights: explored the ADE Farm...

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our first SG+E Community of Practice this fall! Objectives: Participants will... ......

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our first SG+E Community of Practice this fall! Objectives: Participants will... ......

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: Purslane grows almost everywhere! Folks often mistake it for a weed. Click here to purchase seeds....

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: Blue Sky Organic Farms Nutrition Components: Vitamin C, A, K, plus potassium and fiber Recipe: Armenian...

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition...

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition...