Students Learn about Florida Agriculture

April 21st marked one of the biggest annual events for Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. – Agriculture Literacy Day! This annual reading event aims to educate students about some aspect of Florida’s agricultural industry by having individuals...

MyPlate Champions

Studies have shown that when kids have the opportunity to take part in hands-on gardening and nutrition education is coupled with it, then those kids are likely to have better attitudes about eating healthy foods. For students in the Garden Club at Veterans Elementary...

James Wakes Up to School Breakfast

Schools across the nation celebrated in National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) from March 2-6 with various cafeteria promotions and activities with the goal of increasing the number of students who opt for eating breakfast at school. This year, the School Nutrition...

Paper Pots

How do you turn shreds of newspaper and water into a fundraiser? Well just ask the Garden Club at Veterans Elementary School. Last Wednesday the group set out to make paper pots by forming the water soaked newspaper shreds into cup molds. Under the direction of Susan...