Engaged Opportunity Grants
School Gardens for Healthy Food Engagement
Teaching middle schoolers about agriculture and healthy eating through school gardens
This project aims to foster understanding of agriculture and healthy eating in a group of New York state schoolchildren, by creating a community garden and teaching students how to use the produce that they grow. The research team will work with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders before and after the gardens are built to assess how they feel about produce, what they know about agricultural and environmental issues and what healthy foods they eat.
Topics: Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Food and Agriculture
The Team
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Robin Dando, Department of Food Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Community partner: Johanna Perrin Middle School, Fairport School District
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.