PIERRE, S.D. (Kelo.com) – The South Dakota Department of Education’s Division of Child and Adult Nutrition Services (CANS) is pleased to announce four additional awards for the Farm to School grant to advance local projects. This brings the total Farm to School grantees to ten, bringing the total award dollars to $99,487.
“Food is an essential aspect of everyone’s lives, and this program opens doors to unique educational opportunities and collaboration that will leave a lasting impact,” said Alan Haarstad, Director of CANS. “The Farm to School program fosters community-wide collaboration between schools, local food producers, families, and organizations to provide a robust understanding on the importance of nutrition education and procurement.”
The following schools are the newly awarded Farm to School grant recipients:
Huron School District was awarded $15,000 to purchase a vegetable washer;
Leola School District was awarded $13,956.26 to install raised garden beds and provide garden and agriculture education to students;
Sioux Falls School District was awarded $10,390 to purchase two hydroponic units; and
Viborg-Hurley School District was awarded $10,290 to purchase two hydroponic units.
While fulfilling one or more of the three core elements of Farm to School, programs express their creativity and innovation through the field trips they plan to see food production in action, the equipment they purchase to educate individuals on how to safely produce and prepare food, and the empowering experiences they gain through maintaining a garden.
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