• Food $ense CHANGE
• EFNEP

What are the benefits of CHANGE?

CHANGE brings:

Nutrition curriculum

• Trained Food $ense educators to teach a series of 10 hour-long garden and cooking enhanced nutrition classes to students in grades K-5. Students have the opportunity to grow, harvest and prepare foods while learning about good nutrition.
• A nutrition curriculum that aligns to the EALRS in math, science, reading and health, emphasizing experiential opportunities to meet the learning styles of diverse populations.
• Additional programs such as Harvest of the Season and Chef in the Classroom instead of, or in addition to, the 10 CHANGE lessons.

Integrated nutrition programming

• A support system and resource for teachers for incorporating nutrition education into their classroom work.
• Participation in family nights and other family or adult outreach activities.
• Nutrition education for teachers and school staff.

Gardening support

• Assistance with the creation and maintenance of a school garden, designed for each school’s needs, to be used as an outdoor classroom.
• Indoor gardening opportunities.

WSU Extension

• Support for farm field trips.
• Resources and partnerships with existing WSU Extension programs such as 4-H, Master Gardeners, Master Recyclers and Composting and the Extension Family Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).

Food $ense CHANGE Cultivating Health And Nutrition through Gardening Education

CHANGE Curriculum

CHANGE in the Schools

CHANGE in the News

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Benefits of CHANGE
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Farm Field Trips
School Gardens

Updated
June 9, 2006