Farm to Preschool in Southwest Colorado is really gaining steam. Our HCFS Special Report, “The Promise of Farm to Preschool in Southwest Colorado,” explores the reasoning behind and importance of Farm to Preschool and describes our activities and findings so far in SW Colorado.
We started our Southwest Colorado Farm to Preschool project in 2014 by meeting with several childcare centers and home-based childcare providers in La Plata County. Many centers and providers were already pioneering what are considered Farm to Preschool activities – serving local food, garden activities, edible education – but hadn’t known they were considered such. Through many meetings and ongoing discussions, we’ve developed resources and project materials that are applicable beyond La Plata County, including:
- Parent Snack Sheet (also available in Spanish) that addresses the issue of educating parents on providing healthy food.
- Preschool Gardens – Ideas for Small Spaces and Small Gardeners
- Our short list of the best Edible Education Curriculum
- The Basics of Farm to Preschool resources
- More resources
We encourage you to use and adapt our resources for use in your own community. We owe it to our children to spread successful Farm to Preschool as fast and as far as possible.
Don Gordon says
Jim,
You need to add a few comments about WHAT one can do to contribute!!
We leave for Mexico in a few days so there won’t be a response until Jan.
Don & Sharon