Harvesting Good Nutrition for Our Children

We know that kids love to eat what they grow!  At Yolo Farm to Fork, we want kids to learn where good food comes from, to develop a taste for healthy eating, and experience the garden as a living laboratory that inspires life-long learning and career goals. 


We believe that children learn lessons that last a lifetime:

  • When they have the opportunity to grow their own food;
  • When they  visit local farms, meet farmers and see how crops are grown;
  • When they  harvest, help prepare and eat fresh, local, seasonal produce;
  • When they turn food into compost to replenish their gardens; and
  • When these experiences are woven into their everyday school lessons.

What We Do

Dig In Yolo

Schools Services
Kids dig it!

Because kids love to eat what they grow, we've created new ways for schools to sustain edible gardens while connecting lifelong garden lessons to all aspects of the classroom curriculum. 
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Growing Lunch

Edible School Gardens

Yolo Farm to Fork creates, maintains and develops the school gardens in Woodland and West Sacramento. Students participate in seasonal garden activities enjoying hands-on workshops and cooking-related activities. 
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Go Visit a Farm!

Go Visit A Farm!

We offer cost-sharing grants to Yolo County schools to support field trips to local organic farms, which address many areas of classroom curriculum. While on field trips, every student participates in harvest or farming activities.
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Our Reach

As of July  2022

70
School Gardens 
in Yolo County
8240
Pounds of Produce purchased from 20 small  local farms and served in school meals
24038
Pounds of Garden Harvests Served in Cafeterias
3186
Students went on Farm Visit Field Trips to local farms
136
Paid College
Internships

Garden Guide Handbook


2022-2023 Garden Guide & Handbook: Growing Lunch

A month-by-month guide with calendar and activities to support and sustain edible school gardens.
Download the Handbook

Benefits of Edible Gardens for Kids

Promotes Physical Activity
Promotes
Physical
Activity
Improved Cognitive Function
Improved
Cognitive
Function
Fights Childhood Obesity
Fights
Childhood
Obesity
Improved Self-Esteem & Relationships
Improved
Self-Esteem &
Relationships
More Likely To Try Eating Vegetables
More Likely
To Try Eating
Vegetables

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