LATHAM, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) -The State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced more than $1.5 million in funding will be granted to 16 Farm-to-School programs. NEWS10’s Anthony Krolikowski went to Boght Hills Elementary School to learn how the North Colonie District plans to use its money.
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Kindergarteners were brought outside to their community garden ready to plant some new crops: garlic and carrots. “This is what we always plant in the fall time. It will grow over the winter and come up first thing in the spring,” said John Barker, Founder and Director of Agriculture at Forts Ferry Farm.
Farm-to-School has been a program for a couple of years at Boght Hills. What’s being grown there will one day spread to the entire district thanks to a $99,346 grant.
“It will allow us to really see the local food end up in the cafeteria, which is a big part of it,” described Amber Cost, Farm-to-School District Facilitator. “But also allow us to bring students to farms, bring those farmers into the school, bring lessons like this into the classroom.”
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So far, growing a variety of crops has been a success with the students, especially eating them…