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School Year 2026-2027 Chef in the Garden Applications are live today! 🎉

The goal of the Chef in the Garden program is to enable schools to deliver garden and culinary lessons to students in a way that meets the specific needs of their campus and co
This month Chef in the Garden learners get to prepare and taste Chef Christa Chase’s Fresh Watermelon Salad.🍉 A refreshing mix of watermelon, red onion, gotija cheese and herbs topped with a bright vinaigrette. A delicious dish to make all yea
This March, Chef in the Garden learners explore all about watermelon 🍉 There are over 1,000 different kinds of watermelons. Our students will have the opportunity to plant a few varieties including Tohono O’odham yellow-meated watermelon and s
We celebrate the wonderful culinary and garden experiences February brought our students learning all about sweet onion 🧅 

Students prepared and tasted Chef Erick’s Rajas con Crema @stunna_bear @requinto_phx and took planting tips from Garden
This month we celebrate Dr. Melissa Peeples, owner of The Desert Smells Like Veggies! She shares with students all the tips and tricks to planting onions in their school gardens. 🧅 Onions thrive in cooler weather and need a lot of sunshine, which is
Join us for the next installation in our School Food Workshop series, “Plant Now, Plate Later: Planning Local Menus in Advance with Cool Weather Produce,” coming up on Tuesday, March 31st from 1:00-3:30pm in-person at Ignite Foodservice S
To our incredible 2026 Feeding the Future Judges, thank you. 💙

You didn’t just score dishes. You listened to student stories and encouraged creativity. You asked thoughtful questions. You made young chefs feel seen, valued, and capable of big