Exciting things are happening at Greener Partners! Greener Partners recently introduced its Farm Explorer™ – a living, hands-on mobile farm that connects children and families with food from seed to plate. Based on research that a curriculum combining gardening and nutrition improves student attitudes toward fruits and vegetables, Farm Explorer inspires people to eat more fresh food and provides tools for healthier eating.
Chef Patrick Feury of Nectar Restaurant in Wayne will be hosting the Farm Explorer kick-off event on Sunday, April 7, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The champagne reception will include a tour of the Farm Explorer, demonstrations, educator introductions and a ceremony introducing the initiative’s partners, IBC Foundation’s Healthy Futures initiative and The Junior League of Philadelphia. This is an invitation-only event. To be added to the guest list, email Laura Vernola. Space is limited, so snag your invitation soon!
Can’t make it to the kick-off event? Farm Explorer will be out at many community events, including visits to The Longview Center for Agriculture in Collegeville on Saturday, April 20, as well as Villanova University’s 43rd Annual Earth Day Celebration Event in Villanova on Monday, April 22.
Farm Explorer will also host demonstrations on weekends during the five weeks of pick-your-own Strawberry Days at the Longview Farm Market, beginning the last week of May. Check the Greener Partners’ website for a full list of upcoming Farm Explorer interactive opportunities.
Interested in having the Farm Explorer come to your school or community event? Email Meg MacCurtin.
As a leader in the sustainable farming movement in the greater Philadelphia region, Greener Partners connects over 25,000 individuals each year to healthy food grown on its farms. Greener Partners is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization actively stewarding over 150 acres of sustainable agriculture on two farm hubs in Media, Delaware County, and Collegeville, Montgomery County, and a school-based garden at Girard College in Philadelphia. Since 2009, Greener Partners has reached over 5,000 young people annually through its farm-to-school initiative, Seed to Snack; its teen empowerment program, SOL Food; and its two-year Farmer Apprenticeship Training program. Farm Explorer will enable Greener Partners to expand its outreach in the five-county greater Philadelphia region, focusing on underserved communities that lack access to fresh, healthy food.
Photos courtesy of Greener Partners on Facebook.
