Kids
Cooking Green
is a series of classes and activities introducing 5th- and 6th-grade
children to the importance of eating locally grown food. Through
hands-on cooking and lively classroom presentations, students learn
about nutrition and the positive impact eating locally can have on the
environment, and their bodies. Each class has a nutritional component,
an environment component, and a cooking lesson! The most exciting class
is our 4th lesson, where the class spends a day making a nutritious
meal for family and friends, prepared by the children working with area
chefs, using locally grown ingredients.
Quotes from
Kids:
- “I learned that lady bugs are
beneficial bugs, and can help an organic farmer control
other bugs!”
- “Fiber is good for me, and apples are full
of fiber!”
- “Cooking is fun, and I learned a lot I
didn’t know before.”
- “A new food I tried was squash, and it
tasted like candy!”
- “Vegetables make you strong!”
- “I like when my hands turned purple from
cooking the beets.”
