RCS Seventh Graders Visit Sugar Hill Farm
On Friday, May 13, a group of seventh grade volunteers spent their afternoon at Sugar Hill Farm in Bedford Hills, New York.
RCS has recently established a service partnership with the Westchester Land Trust's Sugar Hill Farm and, since 2011, a half-acre of this farm has been dedicated to providing crops for the Food Bank for Westchester. All of the produce is grown with the help of dedicated volunteers and distributed to the area residents who experience food insecurity. Last year’s harvest yielded 1,694 pounds of vegetables, the equivalent of 16,886 total servings of fresh nutritious food.
The students worked with Doug Decandia, the Food Growing Project Coordinator for the Westchester County Food Bank, and Kate Sann, Communications and Programs Manager of the Westchester Land Trust. As students rolled up their sleeves to harvest pea shoots and mint for the Community Center of Northern Westchester, they also began to break down stereotypes around hunger issues in the county and started thinking critically about solutions to these social justice issues.
As we were leaving, students expressed an interest in returning in the near future. We are looking forward to the growth of the partnership between RCS and the Westchester Land Trust.
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The students worked with Doug Decandia, the Food Growing Project Coordinator for the Westchester County Food Bank, and Kate Sann, Communications and Programs Manager of the Westchester Land Trust. As students rolled up their sleeves to harvest pea shoots and mint for the Community Center of Northern Westchester, they also began to break down stereotypes around hunger issues in the county and started thinking critically about solutions to these social justice issues.
As we were leaving, students expressed an interest in returning in the near future. We are looking forward to the growth of the partnership between RCS and the Westchester Land Trust.
Rippowam Cisqua School
439 Cantitoe Street
Bedford, NY 10506
phone: (914) 244-1250
439 Cantitoe Street
Bedford, NY 10506
phone: (914) 244-1250
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