by mstefan | Dec 6, 2017 | Farm to School, FoodCorps, Home Page, Kids
On October 24th at 2:00 PM, students and adults across the state took a bite into a locally or regionally grown apple to celebrate Montana Crunch Time. The annual event, part of a greater movement of National Farm to School Month activities, was a success in the...
by NCAT | Jun 10, 2016 | FoodCorps, Home Page, Kids
Last week after an interactive cooking lesson, I stood back and looked at the classroom. It was full of kids with kale in their teeth, honey on their hands, and shredded carrots that had somehow made it under their desks and in every nook and cranny of the classroom....
by NCAT | May 17, 2016 | Cooking, FoodCorps, Home Page, Kids
A few weeks ago, a group of Ronan 2nd graders were asked to identify what Montana is famous for. Their list included: “big sky, wilderness and lentils.” Born and raised in Montana, I know that more than twice as many cows as people live in our state —...
by NCAT | Nov 30, 2015 | Farm to School, Home Page, Kids
After making and eating Potato, Black Bean and Swiss Chard Hash in our class focusing on stems — you know, the part of a plant that moves water and nutrients up a plant, and sugars or “plant food” back down — one of the second graders approached me to say, “That...
by NCAT | Jun 2, 2015 | Home Page, Kids
As FoodCorps Service Members, we are constantly thinking about how to connect traditional school subjects to gardening and nutrition. We often teach science classes in the garden where kids can learn about plant parts, soil, garden critters and much more. It is also...
by NCAT | Jun 1, 2015 | Home Page, Kids
Man, young people are cool! I am constantly amazed at what younger individuals are able to accomplish! Here at Hyalite we had the opportunity to build mobile greenhouse beds that can move in and out of the building. So like, when it is the middle of May and there just...