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"Fertile Ground is a great example of how connecting
kids to food and farming can enhance curriculum, engage
children, involve parents and the larger community,
and encourage healthy eating. Visit the garden, come
to the harvest feast--or sample the dishes and read
the stories in this cookbook--and you learn that all
of this can be accomplished through the beauty of
the garden, the taste of real food, and the connections
between people." --Margaret Christie, Community
Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
"Research shows that students perform better in
school when a parent is involved in his/her child's
education. Family hands-on activities that model the
value of learning, self discipline, and hard work
found in the practice of gardening are exactly the
type that promote long term educational benefits for
children." --Alfred J. Venne, Principal of Williamsburg
School
"I teach five year olds. It's very simple and
very complicated to talk to them about racism. Children
this age have a very strong sense of fairness. They
know that everyone deserves to be treated with love
and respect. Teaching about the realities of racism
in our society is something that we in schools do
not do enough of." --Sherrie Marti, Williamsburg
School Teacher
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