SEP week 2 wrap up! We had a fun filled week with swim, misci, tie dye, and a visit from Rebekka Henriksen to teach us about compost and worms! I can’t believe we are half way through SEP! Schenectady Schools 💙♥️ Keane SEP

Some major pollinator fun being had this week during Summer Enrichment! Students are learning all about these amazing creatures, particularly the wonderful honey bee! #farmtoschool #schoolgarden #SchenectadyRising #schenectadyschools

Lots of fun at Mabee Farm this morning for 3th & 5th graders on a #Farm2School field trip! Taking turns at flailing rye, checking out a beehive hive, meeting the farm animals and more! #SchenectadySchools

A great night!!

District families: get free fresh produce from school gardens & local farms at our Farmer Pop-ups honoring National Farm to School Month. Details below. #FarmtoSchool #schoolgarden #SchenectadySchools

#FarmtoSchool is getting info slides out to teachers every Harvest of the Month with facts about the produce! Ms. Bissonette's 5th grade discussed how corn spread to NY from Southern Mexico! #SchenectadySchools

📺 On the latest Assembly Update, I sat down with Elaine Reynolds (Food Service Director), Ryan Williams (Community School Coordinator), and Rebekka Henriksen (Farm to School Project Manager) from Schenectady City School District! 🌽 We discussed their amazing work with the

Howe students had a blast learning about plant parts & function while harvesting tons of veggies from the school garden! #FarmtoSchool #schoolgarden #Schenectadyrising

Our HOM taste tests take place every month in all our school cafeterias. Thank you Ms Konan for doing such a great job facilitating at Yates! #FarmtoSchool

Our last Farmer Pop Up is tomorrow at CPMS. Bring a bag!!! #FarmtoSchool #schoolgarden #NationalFarmtoSchoolMonth

#bigapplecrunch at Schenectady Highschool Orchard today! The local apples were delicious. Someday we will be using apples from this Orchard for the event! #FarmtoSchool #schenectadyschools #farmonfoundation #Nysed #Nyurbanorchards

October's Harvest of the Month featured cinnamon apples today in all school cafeterias. They were a hut, and student helpers did a great job running the taste tests! #FarmtoSchool

This Sunday at the highschool playing fields join us for the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Smash! Divert your gourds from landfill to feed our school gardens. Enjoy fall snacks and fun! #FarmtoSchool #Schenectadyrising

I am speaking at NYS Farm to School Summit. Please checkout the details of my talk at: whova.com/xems/apis/open…

Students at Zoller Elementary expanded their apple orchard and Maple Sugarbush today! They also got to press and taste real apple cider. Many thanks to the volunteers who showed up to help us.#FarmtoSchool #Schoolorchards #Schoolgardens #Schenectadyrising

Spreading the apple love at Howe Elementary today with over 100 students learning about apples and making their own apple cider. #Schenectadyrising #FarmtoSchool

Today!!!

Lots of tree fun with apple tree plantings at Zoller and maple id at Woodlawn in preparation for our maple sugaring program! #FarmtoSchool

Oneida students harvested potatoes broccoli and lettuce while collecting seeds in preparation for the winter months. #farmtoschool #schoolgarden #schenectadyschools

PV students were seed engineers this week, learning about seed dispersal while studying examples from school gardens & designing seed transporters! #FarmtoSchool #schenectadyschools