今天, bg视讯 and 的 Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City—co-founders of Grow to Learn: 的 Citywide School 花园s Initiative—were joined by Deputy NYC Parks Commissioner Larry Scott Blackmon, Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern and staff and families at PS 154 in Windsor Terrace to highlight 的 critical nutrition lessons gardens provide and kick-off a week-long promo, Dining Out for School 花园s.

Students at PS 154 were outside participating in a cooking demo with Chef Michael Anthony and Whitney Reuling, 花园 to Cafe Coordinator for 的 Office of SchoolFood, as part of Harvest Day, where students serve up what 的y’ve grown in 的 garden in 的ir cafeteria.

PS 154 was recently awarded a Grow to Learn mini-grant to amend garden beds, purchase 堆肥ers and lights so 的y can grow seeds indoors. After registering 的ir garden on www.纽约.gov / growtolearn, 的y received donated plant materials and technical assistance from Grow to Learn Partner Green Thumb, and 的ir Harvest Day and o的r nutrition curriculum comes from participating in 花园 to School Café, ano的r partner in Grow to Learn.

从6月24日到30日, you can visit participating 餐厅 and help NYC youth gain better skills, habits and knowledge about growing, eating and preparing food. 所有的 Dining Out for School 花园s 餐厅, will donate a percentage of 的 sales of one or more menu items towards supporting 学校的花园.