A pilot program in North County is teaching students about nutrition and where their food comes from. KPBS North County reporter Alexander Nguyen says the Farm to School program encourages kids to try vegetables they may not have tried before.
“I think that part of understanding just the roots, no pun intended, of where our food comes from and how it gets to our table is just, it's powerful," said Jeremy Lyche, principal of Bernardo Elementary School."You saw the kids' excitement today. They love it.
"And eating locally and supporting local because it benefits their community economically, but also benefits their health and just education overall of knowing what's available," Anderson said.After Wednesday's lesson, the students went to the school garden for a game of Bingo to identify the things they’ve learned. One of the goals of the school garden is for the students to try new things.
"We had stuff from California going all the way across the world. And the amount of miles there, they were shocked," she said."I was like, 'So what's the closest to you?' And they're like, 'Our garden.' So then we walked in and did, 'How many steps does it take to get to your garden?' And I think it just put that into perspective for them."