Introducing Our Leadership Honorees Maria Beltran and Destiny Celio
The most gratifying thing that I have done, alongside my friend Destiny Celio, was to create a school garden. It is all thanks to GrowingGreat that I believe this will
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Presale Farm to Table Tickets Available Now
Celebrate with GrowingGreat and Celebrity Chefs Diana Stavaridis (Manhattan House), David LeFevre (MB Post) and Michael Fiorelli (Love & Salt) as we honor John and Kari Boiler at our third annual
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Farm to Table Benefit – June 4
Please save the date for GrowingGreat’s annual Farm to Table Benefit, June 4, 2016. Join local celebrity chefs and GrowingGreat board members, staff, and friends for a night of food, wine,
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The First GrowingGreat Chefs Lesson
GrowingGreat’s Nutrition Education Specialist, Sarah Minkow and students at Environmental Charter High School kick off the first GrowingGreat Chefs lesson in Lawndale. Please click here on the link to see
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In Defense Of Food
Premieres Wednesday, December 30 at 9PM on PBS Download the PDF
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It’s Harvest Time at St. Pius X St. Matthias Academy
Destiny Celio and Maria Beltran harvested radishes in their GrowingGreat garden at St. Pius X St. Matthias Academy today.
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Curious Four-Year-Olds = Natural-Born Scientists
Dear GrowingGreat Friends, As we toured the preschool, children swarmed the principal, giving him hugs and calling out “Hi, Mr. Alex!” We stepped outside the classroom and there was The
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Looking Back on my First Year at GrowingGreat
Dear GrowingGreat Friends,This year I have visited beautiful vegetable gardens filled with smiling children, but what I remember the most is the schools that look like fortresses, covered in cement and
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We Say, “What’s Cooking, GrowingGreat Chefs?” You Say, “Quiero un Burrito Bowl with Creamy Chipotle Sauce!”
(by Veronica Sanchez, GrowingGreat Program Assistant) Did you ever wonder how today’s generation of teens will learn to develop a love for healthy food and cooking skills? This fall, thanks
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What’s for Dinner? Activity for Parents and Children
The second issue of our parent/child series “Play with your food/Juguemos con la comida” is now available on our website. In this English and Spanish activity, called “What’s for Dinner?/Que hay para cenar?,”
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