Food

Think you can have a green school without some greens in the kitchen? Schools are used to bringing home the bacon; that’s why it’s important to remember to include the cafeteria in any greening activity. Over 30 million children eat at least one meal a day at school! That’s one-tenth of our entire country! If you have never had school food before, you at least know the standard old routine: pizza, burgers, fries and soda. Throw in the occasional unhealthy snack from the vending machine, and that’s the common food experience of millions of schoolchildren daily. With almost 20% of global carbon emissions originating – in one way or another – from the global food system, greening your food supply and cafeteria is a must to fully become a “green” school. And while you are switching soda for 100% fruit juice or water (go figure!), don’t forget to give your teachers a fresh, local and organic apple for their support!

• Healthy Food
• Healthy Food - Background
• Healthier and Happier: Action Plan to Introduce Healthy Food in Your School - Student Action Plan
• School Food: What did you Have for Lunch? - Lesson Plan

• Outdoor Classrooms and Gardening
• Taking the Classroom Outside - Background
• Ditch the Desks: Student Action Plan for Taking the Classroom Outside - Student Action Plan
• Let it Rain: The Benefits of Rain Gardens - Lesson Plan

• Composting
• Composting - Background
• The Decomposition Break Down: Action Plan for High School Composting - Student Action Plan
• Composting in the Classroom - Lesson Plan
• Life, Death, Dirt, and Walt Whitman – Lesson Plan