About Us
The purpose of the Field to Fork Program is to help young people understand the role of healthy eating from fresh foods while teaching them patience and responsibility through gardening. The Pizza Garden concept appeals to children by growing vegetables and herbs to make a healthy pizza.
The Program is a great hands-on experience for students to learn about gardening, nutrition education and cooking. Field to Fork was initiated in 2010, and has involved over 50 schools in the past 5 years. Applications for the spring program are accepted in the fall semesters.
The objectives of Field to Fork are that by the end of program participants will be able to:
The Program is a great hands-on experience for students to learn about gardening, nutrition education and cooking. Field to Fork was initiated in 2010, and has involved over 50 schools in the past 5 years. Applications for the spring program are accepted in the fall semesters.
The objectives of Field to Fork are that by the end of program participants will be able to:
- identify the 3 key components of gardening
- identify how a vegetable pizza meets the MyPlate method
- identify the key ingredients in all-natural pizza dough
- create a healthy pizza with vegetables from their school garden
“The Field to Fork Program gives us an excellent platform to teach youth about healthy eating using a food they love,” says Zach Current from Fuel Pizza. “It is our pleasure to partner with the schools and the community to make this unique project available.”