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Garden Work Day at Timothy Edwards Middle School!

  • WHO: Middle school students and faculty along with the South Windsor Food Alliance will plant a USDA regulated garden on Thursday, August 22nd at Timothy Edwards Middle School. This is a cooperative effort between the master gardener of the Food Alliance and a group of students from the school’s Leo Club. The principal of the school, Nancy Larson, will also take part in the gardening activities. 
  • WHAT: Garden Work Day will provide the Timothy Edwards Middle School kitchen with produce grown by students. The 
    fresh produce will be featured on the school’s salad bar and other menu lines. The students will have a hand in growing several late summer, fall and frost resistant vegetables including lettuce, beets, beans, carrots, kale, spinach and winter squash.
  •  WHEN:  Garden Work Day will take place tomorrow, August 22, 2013. Students will participate from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The master gardeners from the South Windsor Food Alliance will arrive before 10 to assemble raised garden beds
  • About the School Nutrition Association of Connecticut The School Nutrition Association of Connecticut (SNACT) is a proud affiliate of the national School Nutrition Association. The 500 members of the School Nutrition Association of Connecticut are School Food service Personnel who are committed to advancing good nutrition for all children, providing healthful meals and nutritional education since 1949.  The School Nutrition Association is the only professional association dedicated solely to the support and well being of school nutrition professionals in advancing good nutrition for all children. Since 1946, SNA has been advancing the availability and quality of school nutrition programs as integral part of a student’s education. With its 52 affiliates, SNA is dedicated to your success and the success of your school district’s nutrition program and to the health and wellness of America’s school children. For more information, visit ww.snact.org.
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