National Farm to School Month Activities at Marquez Charter School

October is National Farm to School Month. This month-long event celebrates fresh local food and school gardens.  Since Marquez Charter School has a seed to table program K-5, we thought we should celebrate!

Marquez Charter School is celebrating this in several ways:

• Before school tastings from local farmers market vendors
• October 1: G-Farms (Pacific Palisades Farmers Market) stone fruit and grapes
• October 2: Given's Family Farm (Pacific Palisades Farmers Market) peppers and tomatoes
• October 2: Frecker Farms (Pacific Palisades Farmers Market) cucumbers and carrots
• October 3/4 Harry's Berries (Santa Monica Farmers Market) cherry tomatoes
• October 3 celebration of National Kale Day, before-school kale smoothies
• Planting in our garden beds
• Classroom cooking sessions given by guest chefs and volunteers during the month. The participants include Chef Makani Carzino of Pono Burger, The Draycott,  Melissa Darpino of Vintage Grocers, Jessica Siegel of Gelson's, Chef Samuele of Tratto and Douglas Silberberg Corporate Executive Chef, Sodexo Local Artisan.

Thanks to Winter Armm and Julie Swift for assisting in organizing this program. Thanks also to Nicole Zendehdel for personalizing the event image for our school!