Rio Farm to School

Salad Bar Etiquette Lessons were well received across Rio School District. Students did a fantastic job learning how to serve themselves delicious, local fruits and veggies! @RioChildNutr @RioSDLive

Students @RioRealSchool plant pumpkin seeds and summer crops! Looking forward to delighting in the corn, tomato, pepper, bean, and cucumber harvest when they return in August. Cheers to the summer season just around the corner! @RioChildNutr @VCF2S

“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.”  ― Wendell Berry #EarthDay2022

School gardens are wonderful settings for students to experience and understand how nature sustains life and how they can nurture living systems. This #EarthDay, support your local school garden. #EveryDayIsEarthDay #HappyEarthDay #SchoolMealsForAll

From potent seed to mighty, vining plant, the sugar snap pea never ceases to amaze me! Looking forward to observing these gems with kindergarteners who planted them. The awe & wonder that the natural world ignights fuels our engagement and call to earth stewardship @RioSDLive

@AnnieMRansom @rdvschool Amazing! The mural is beautiful!!

#rioschooldistrict is so fortunate to have worked with Lisa Kelly and Ralph D’Oliveira on the Science Lab Mural at @rdvschool. Teachers, parents, and students have been working hard revitalizing this awesome space! @riosupt

Free school meals for all kids are critical. Here's why they make such a big difference for kids and families. foodcorps.org/3-reasons-we-n…

The #UC Thelma Hansen Fund presents: Local Food: Shortening the Supply Chain and Reducing Food Waste Symposium April 26-28, 4-5:30 pm each day virtually. Register at surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?sur… Photo Credit: Elaine Casap #WeAreUCANR #FoodSystems

TODAY we honor Cesar Chavez and the ongoing struggle to reshape agriculture in the image of our best values. The dedication of Chavez, Dolores Huerta & so many others brought to light the disparities underlying our food system. And that struggle continues. #CesarChavezDay

Delicious school meal @RioRealSchool's Compost Tea Party! Many thanks to our organic growers for this nourishing food and to the stellar foodservice team for preparing this rainbow plate!

Learning about plant parts!!! My students love to explore our garden ,@RioRealSchool

5th graders @RioRealSchool are diving deep into the world of vermicomposting. We practiced being scientists while observing WORMS, our amazing decomposer friends, and asking questions! Thank you, @AnnieMRansom, @epadilla_05, and Senora Rocha-Ortiz, for collaborating...SO fun.

Kindergarteners @RioRealSchool planted sugar snap peas last week, and the seeds sprouted! Hooray!!! Can't wait to hear and see students' observations. I notice...I wonder...It reminds me of... @RioChildNutr @RioSDLive

Planting day @RioRealSchool! 1st graders did a wonderful job planting spring crops. Can't wait to enjoy the harvest! @RioChildNutr @MPlascenciaReal

Many thanks to Kelli, our FoodCorps Service Member, for leading Virtual Family Cook Night and Carlo for managing the tech! The artichoke and fava bean dish was sooo tasty! @RioSDLive @RioChildNutr

Chopped Challenge @RioSTEAMSchool! Using 3 ingredients oranges, cauliflower, and cucumber. Ms. Carpenter's Class did a fantastic job! See some of the students work! #rioschools @FoodCorps

Orange Salsa Fresca, the February Harvest of the Month recipe, was a hit in our cafeterias this month...so delicious and beautiful. We send gratitude to local farmers who grew these ingredients and the food service staff who prepared it for our students! @RioChildNutr @RioSDLive

Students had a blast harvesting lettuce in the garden @RioRealSchool! Child Nutrition welcomed the bounty into their kitchen. Love the teamwork! Looking forward to enjoying the harvest at lunch on Friday!