Students from Longfellow Elementary, Salida Middle School and Horizon’s Exploratory Academy have been working throughout the spring to transform their gardens into a thing of beauty once again! Each of the 3 SSD garden sites have seen many enthusiastic students throughout the past few weeks. Here is a recap of some of the highlights: ·
October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate connections happening all over the country and in YOUR neck of the woods between schools and local food! According to the National Farm to School Network- Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing
On Wednesday September 14, we celebrate the annual Colorado Proud School Meal Day. This day celebrates Colorado agriculture and helps to educate school-children about healthy eating. Coinciding with harvest season, there is a lot to celebrate! Colorado farms and ranches produce abundant food resources. The agribusiness in the state puts 40 billion dollars into the
Thank you to everyone who made the first annual AgriSummit: Local Food + Agritourism in the Heart of the Rockies a big success! With about 100 people in attendance, the day was inspiring and topped off by Deborah Koons Garcia and her beautiful film…Symphony of the Soil. Her grace, humility and openness is infectious. Thank you
Guidestone celebrated Colorado Proud School Meal Day with the Salida School District….highlighting locally grown produce served at lunch at the Elementary and Middle Schools and offering a healthy after school snack from the Salida School Gardens! We are so grateful to Seasons Cafe for hosting our Colorado Proud Day- Farm to School fundraiser dinner and to El