1. Programs

Farm to School

Photo: Joelle Chizmar (Cropped from original)
Menu [Farm to School]

Grow and Teach

Farm to School education provides students with hands-on activities related to agriculture, food, nutrition, health and the environment. These activities take place in a variety places, including gardens, forests, fields, fisheries, farms, and classrooms.

Below are educator resources from Oregon State University's Food Hero, Master Gardener and 4-H programs.

You can also find curated educator resources to start, sustain and grow your school garden program from the Oregon Farm to School Network and the Oregon Department of Education.

Photo: Oregon Department of Education

Connect and get growing!

Did you know nearly half of the schools in Oregon have a school garden? They always need folks to help and materials to grow. Search for one near you.

Find a school garden

Gardening

Food Hero: Garden Resources

Gardening tips, activities, and resources for all ages in English and Spanish.

Farm to School

Junior Master Gardener Curriculum

Curriculum with group and individual garden learning activities to help develop an appreciation for the environment and cultivate the mind.

Farm to School

Growing Healthy Kids

Garden-themed, nutrition education curriculum and videos best aligned to Common Core Standards for students grades 2nd-3rd.

Oct 2020 | Online resource

Seed to Supper: Virtual Course

A free beginning gardening virtual course that gives adult gardeners on a limited budget the tools they need to successfully grow a portion of their own food. The course can be adapted for young adults.

Farm to School

Grow a Plant Activities

A six-week series of garden activities to help kids learn how a tiny seed grows into a plant, what a plant needs to grow, and how you can provide it.

Farm to School

Explore What Lives & Grows in the Dirt Activities

A six-week series of garden science experiments to help kids learn about what plants need to grow and how food changes forms to arrive at the dinner table.

Farm to School

Educators Guide to Vegetable Gardening

A basic how-to guide to starting a learning gardens, including garden planning, tools, soil, and tasks.

Farm to School

Food & Cooking

Food Hero: Lessons & Recipes

Lessons and activities featuring healthy and tasty recipes, meal ideas, budgeting, shopping, and many more cooking tips and tools, plus ways to connect with other Food Heroes.

Farm to School

4-H: Food Preservation

Activities for exploring food preservation methods and experiments from basic skills (ages 9-11) to expanded skills (ages 12+).

Farm to School

Oregon Harvest Recipe Activities

A six-week series of food prep and cooking activities to spark children’s interest in trying new foods by learning basic cooking skills and exploring recipes together.

Farm to School

Oregon Harvest for Schools

Activities and resources for learning about Oregon foods in school and family settings, and featuring a wide variety of foods from apples to seafood.

Farm to School

Put it Up: Food Preservation for Youth

A curriculum for youth offering a series of informal educational lessons that guide youth to explore and understand the science of safe food preservation.

Farm to School

Animals

4-H: The Incredible Egg

Curriculum teaching concepts of chick embryology using math, science, and language arts lesson plans linked to Common Core Standards for students grades 4th-5th.

Farm to School

Aquaponics: Transform Fish Waste into Food

An article providing an overview of how aquaponics works to turn fish waste into food.

Farm to School

Watch chicks hatching on OSU Extension's webcam

OSU’s annual livestream of chicks hatching each spring gives a chance to watch the eggs breaking open.

Subpage

Health & Wellness

Connect with Wellness Activities

A six-week series of family-friendly at-home activities to promote healthy food and physically active choices with weekly themes such as MyPlate sandwich challenge, eating from the garden, kitchen and food safety, food hero bingo and rethink your drink.

Farm to School

Food Hero: Lessons & Recipes

Lessons and activities featuring healthy and tasty recipes, meal ideas, budgeting, shopping, and many more cooking tips and tools, plus ways to connect with other Food Heroes.

Farm to School

Food Hero: Videos

A variety of videos offering lessons on food and knife safety, step-by-step recipes, cooking with kids, and more.

Farm to School

Farming & Agriculture

Meet a Farmer Activities

A six-week series of activities featuring Klamath County and other Oregon farmers to learn how they grow or raise food for our schools and homes.

Farm to School

Oregon Ag in the Classroom

A searchable, standards-based, agricultural curriculum for grades K-12th, including lessons from Ag in the Classroom and curriculum from other states.

Farm to School

Wildlife & Ecosystems

Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden

Article sharing ways to attract and keep hummingbirds in a garden, including how to provide a habitat with plants, cover, food, and water.

Farm to School

Create a Butterfly Garden

Article describing the life cycle of butterflies and how to design your garden to meet their needs, including lists of the most common Pacific Northwest butterflies and their favorite food sources.

Farm to School

Recursos en Español (Resources in Spanish)

Héroe de Alimentos: Cosecha de Oregon para Escuelas

Lecciones para presupuestar, planear y crear un sinnúmero de comidas saludables y muy deliciosas.

Farm to School

Virtual & On-site Field Trips

Meet a Farmer Activities

A six-week series of activities featuring Klamath County and other Oregon farmers to learn how they grow or raise food for our schools and homes.

Farm to School

OSU Hatfield Visitor Center

Seafood plays an important role in the Oregon food system and Farm to School. The public education visitors center of the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport offers hands-on activities to learn about marine animals and issues facing the coast.

Farm to School

Was this page helpful?