So, you’d like to start a school garden.

Great idea! Teachers and parents have found that introducing children to hands-on experiences in food-growing gardens helps them to understand and appreciate where their food comes from, make better food choices, be better stewards of the environment, and fall in love with fresh vegetables. Slow Food chapters across the country have had great success with starting and supporting school gardens.

Click here to download a one page tip-sheet about how to get started.

So, you’d like to improve the food in the school cafeteria.

Is the food environment in your child’s school not what you’d like it to be? Here’s some help! This checklist will help you get started on the journey of school food reform. Along the way, you will discover that advocating for better food can be rewarding on many levels.

Click here to download a one page tip-sheet about how to get started.