Category Archives: On the Playground (kids)

You can change what students eat! Celebrate the first National Farm to School Month!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Corinna

(In the interests of being a good lesson planner, I am going to outline the format of this story so you know what to expect. First I am going to share my personal experiences teaching in a school, then I … Continue reading →

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Who Says Kids Don’t Like Spinach? School Gardens Get Kids Eating Vegetables

Posted on July 29, 2011 by realtimefarms

This post is from one of the 18 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program. These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s farms, collecting food artisans’ stories, and documenting … Continue reading →

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Sharing Our Food Roots with Our Little Sprouts: Part 2

Posted on May 25, 2011 by realtimefarms

My daughter loves to bring home her art projects from daycare – or school, as she calls it – and hold them up to me, saying, “I made that, I made that!” I love to hear the excitement and pride … Continue reading →

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Sharing Our Food Roots with Our Little Sprouts

Posted on April 25, 2011 by realtimefarms

When my daughter was just over a year old, she had a favorite library book that she asked me to read to her over and over again every night – “Apples, Apples.” As many children do, she loved the repetitive … Continue reading →

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Farm Fresh Reading for Kids

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lisaatrealtimefarms

It’s no secret kids love farms… Old MacDonald, anyone? I recently stumbled across two beautiful children’s books by Pacific Northwest authors about farmers markets! Photo source To Market, To Market, by the tremendously talented Nikki McClure, follows a mother and … Continue reading →

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Have You Met: Catharine Calder? Helping kids get their hands dirty since 1993.

Posted on March 30, 2011 by rtflindsayp

For about twenty years, Catharine Calder, daughter of William Calder of Calder Dairy and mother of Ian Calder-Piedmonte of Balsam Farms, has been managing an educational program at the Meadow Montessori School in Monroe, Michigan that gives young adolescent students … Continue reading →

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Starting Off Your Little One on Fresh, Homemade Baby Food

Posted on March 14, 2011 by realtimefarms

Today we’re lucky to have Kate Storey, Michigan Mama author, guest blogging for us! I only consider myself to be “moderately crunchy.” Sure, I’ll look for more natural ways of living, but I’m not completely ready to live off the … Continue reading →

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