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Our September Chef in the Garden Farm Feature celebrates Blue Sky Organic Farms! They are a certified organic family farm located in Litchfield Park, AZ. 📍

They have been farming in Arizona since 1995, with their chef-turned farmer David growing pr

This month, students have the opportunity to prepare and taste Chef Toya’s delicious cabbage hash browns! 😁

For most of Chef Toya’s life, cooking and baking were simply a hobby and an expression of her love language - until the pandemic

This September, Chef in the Garden learners dive into all things cabbage! 🥬

Cabbage usually grows a big, round head of tightly layered leaves. The outer leaves are usually darker in color because they get more sunlight than the inner leaves. As pa

Our Chef in the Garden program spans the state of Arizona! This August, some of our schools in Prescott and Prescott Valley learned all about pickling. We sourced a variety of cucumbers and herbs from @whipstonefarm and @ocotillo.farm to bring with u

“The food was really good and kept making people happy. I liked it so much. I will definitely be making this at home!” - an 8th grade student from Desert Shadows Middle School, enjoying this month’s Chef in the Garden recipe - Sopit

Our August Chef in the Garden curriculum celebrates Blooming Reed Farm! Blooming Reed was established in 2018 in Paulden, AZ by Juan Aguiar Bravo and his wife, Keeton.

Blooming Reed has a wide assortment of beautiful flowers and vegetables such as s

Reflecting on the 2024-2025 school year ✨
Angela Gomez shared her favorite impact story:
“As a School Nutrition Registered Dietitian, I was delighted to see that 2,738 Arizona students tasted a Feeding the Future (FTF) recipe in their school c