HFHK`s School Vegetable Gardens Grew Strong in 2011
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HFHK`s School Vegetable Gardens Grew Strong in 2011
HFHK’s School Vegetable Gardens Grew Strong in 2011 Inside this issue: HFHK Cooks Up Garden Fresh Vegetables for Delaware’s Children 1 HFHK’s Cookbook Recipes Devoured 2 Notes from HFHK’s Past & Current Presidents 2 HFHK’s Donor Form 2 Many Thanks to our Volunteers, Advisors, Friends & Donors 3 HFHK Builds Gardens for Delaware School for the Deaf 3 HFHK’s Cookbook 4 2011 Events in Pictures 4 HFHK Welcomes Public Ally, Alana 4 Brader Brookside Delaware School for the Deaf Douglass Downes Elbert-Palmer Forest Oak Keene Marshall McVey North Star Richardson Park Springer Middle West Park Place Wilson Winter 2011—2012 HFHK Cooks Up Garden Fresh Vegetables for Delaware’s Children Schools Currently Partnering with HFHK: VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 2011 was a productive and exciting year for HFHK! Through our vegetable gardening programs, over 5,000 students strengthened their understanding of science, and Garden Coordinator, Maureen Stone, supervises soil preparation at Springer Middle School. learned the importance of vegetables in a healthy diet. Among our accomplishments: We began new partnerships and affiliations: HFHK joined with Cindy Sardo of Cooking’s Cool to bring more healthy cooking demonstrations to our schools. Our partnership with Cooking’s Cool got off to a great start with a demStudents plant seeds at Etta J Wilson onstration school, a new HFHK hosted by garden this year. Brader Elementary School and Christina SD Child Nutrition Services. Our efforts were supported by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign; the Chefs Move to Schools program provided 15 fabulous cooking kits for our schools. In addition, we participated in Delaware’s Children in Nature Project, and the Urban Farming Coalition, while continuing to be members of DEStudents at Forest Oak Elementary School harvest HEAL and Healthy tatsoi and turnips. Kids Delaware. We added new schools: In themselves, and that students in spring, we were delighted to our program learned new science begin our Education Cultivaconcepts. tion (EC) Program at Wilson We laid the groundwork for Elementary School, and to next year: HFHK was honored to assist Forest Oak Elementary receive a Healthy People 2020 in expanding the size of their Community Innovations Grant to garden and the scope of their start two school vegetable garprogram. In fall, we began a dening programs. In 2012, we pilot program at Elbert-Palmer are looking forward to working Elementary, and partnered with Bancroft ES, Richardson with Master Gardeners to Park ES, North Star ES, and fully embark on an innovative proimplementing our programs at ject at the new Delaware School for the Deaf (DSD). We created an HFHK Garden Manual, which will foster sustainability of our program: Thanks to the herculean efforts of Public Ally Jenna Banning, we completed our manual for teachers and Garden Coordinators. We are currently piloting the manual in our existing schools, and will Two Elbert-Palmer Elbert-Palmer eventually share it with others. ES and Dela- students examine their broccoli plants. We completed a compreware School hensive data analysis on the for the Deaf. We also look forimpact of our EC program: ward to contributing to the growth We confirmed that students of Farm to School in Delaware were willing to try new vegeta- and continuing to develop and bles if they had grown them implement our strategic plan. Page 2 HFHK’s School Vegetable Gardens Grew Strong in 2011 HFHK’s Cookbook Recipes Devoured Shoppers at Harvest Market Natural Foods in Hockessin were surprised by a spread of tasty recipes from HFHK’s cookbook in April. Who would have thought you’d hear, “Mom, this is the best I’ve ever tasted!” after a sampling of a tidbit of Chocolate Zucchini Muffins followed with a splash of 2010 Delaware State Fair Sunshine Smoothie? Later in the day, Arugula Date Salad and Quinoa Pilaf were offered. Besides sampling tasty treats and buying cookbooks, Harvest shoppers asked questions about HFHK’s mission. Our board members were happy to explain that, through HFHK’s curriculum- Notes from HFHK’s Past & Current Presidents From the Outgoing President For the past two years, I’ve been honored to serve as President of the Board for HFHK. We’ve come a long way in those two years. I have seen our vision and mission grow, and the addition of schools that are enjoying the benefits of a strong program that positively impacts child nutrition. None of this would have been possible without the dedication and determination of the HFHK board of directors and volunteers. Rarely have I witnessed such steadfast commitment by so many generous individuals. Each board member donates a portion of their precious time to bring our vegetable gardening programs to New Castle “The salad was delicious and the kids ate it ALL!!” aligned gardening lessons and activities, children experience the mystery of putting a seed in the ground and tasting the delicious results weeks later. HFHK board members and Harvest Market knew Board members Jill Simonds (left) and Nancy they had a good thing Littleton offer tasty samgoing and a couple ples to promote HFHK’s months later they did it cookbook at Harvest Market in Hockessin. again. Look for us to be there in 2012 as we love sharing great recipes and the truism, you can’t reap what you don’t sow…Happy Gardening! County’s children. As I step down as President, we welcome Dr. Barbara Boyce who expertly takes the reins as HFHK’s incoming President with the able assistance of Jill Simonds as the organization’s Vice President. Over the next two years we will bring our services and contributions to a whole new level. I look forward to continuing my contribution to a bright future for HFHK and the children of Delaware. Tony Gonzalez President of the Board (outgoing) ----------------------------From the Incoming President It’s an exciting time to be involved with HFHK. A lot of national attention Nurse Nancy Nadel, Forest Oak Elementary School “You are not only inspiring the kids to start home gardens, you are inspiring the teachers to start their own gardens.” Teacher Mary Jo Reighart, Downes Elementary School has been paid to the importance of vegetable gardening, thanks to the efforts of First lady Michelle Obama. Due to the tremendous leadership efforts of HFHK’s executive director, Dr. Thianda Manzara, more and more kids in Delaware are learning and applying realworld, hands-on science. To help with planning for the future, HFHK went through a strategic planning process in the fall that identified four key goals and objectives for the coming next few years, focusing on development, marketing, governance, and programming. Our important work couldn’t be done without the help of so many passionate people. I invite you to get involved with our programs. Contact us to visit a school garden and see kids actively engaged. Dr. Barbara Boyce, HFHK President Yes, I want to help Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids, Inc. and its efforts to set up school gardens. Name Address City Telephone Email Give to HFHK through the United Way write-in option. Write in “Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids, Inc.” and code #12479 on your United Way of Delaware pledge form. State Level of Support: $50 Zip $75 $100 $250 Other Send to: Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids, Inc. P.O. Box 847 Hockessin, DE 19707 Or fill out the volunteer & donor form found on the HFHK website. VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 Page 3 Many Thanks to our Volunteers, Advisors, Friends & Donors The truly fabulous school principals, teachers, staff, and parent volunteers who make our programming possible, especially: Director of Christina Child Nutrition Services Andrea Solge, R.D. & her terrific team, and Denise Schwartz, Nina Friedlander, Erin Vicari, Jo Nardo, Eric Stephens, Janice Trainer, Joan French, Kim Blevins, Ledonnis Hernandez, Sheryl Murphy, Norman Kennedy, Kelly Stoneman, Moira Snider, Kim Benson, Nancy Nadel, Diane Dambach, Beatrice Speir, Dawn Martinez, Scott Martin, Denise Hall, Sharon Brubaker, Heather Buchanan, Mary Beth French, Pamela Loatman, Timothy Slade, Maureen Romeo, David Brown, Maureen Stone, Jacquelyn Biggs, Carol Johnson, Jill Robinson, Irene Skelly, Helen Spacht, Kelly Green, & JoAnn Berkley. The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH), especially Pam Sapko, Sarah Deacle, and Joe Matassino for inkind support. This year we said farewell to Sarah Deacle who served as an HFHK board member from 20082010, and prior to that served as an HFHK Planning Committee member for several years. We are deeply grateful to Sarah for all her work to help build HFHK, and she is greatly missed! Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of DE President, David Marvel, for his tireless work on Farm-to-School. The Food Trust’s Jean Wallace, and Mid-Atlantic Regional Farm to School Coordinator, Alyssa Moles. Volunteers extraordinaire Baodong Hu, M.S., for data analysis, Stephanie Miller for program assistance, and Felicia Wu for research assistance, Stephanie Gallo and Cara Shipley for teaching nutrition lessons. UD students who completed the nutritional analysis for our cookbook: Courtney Ferreira who did a fantastic job, and was assisted by Stephanie Gallo, Jessica Perelli, Adriana Simoes, and Karen Thomas. Garden builders: teacher, staff and parent volunteers at Wilson Elementary and Delaware School for the Deaf (DSD). Also, at Wilson: several Public Allies from the class of 2011; at DSD: Master Gardeners Lynn Hessler, and Mary Ellen & Fred Hillegas, and the wonderful Middle & High School students of DSD. Farmers Pam Stegall of Calvert Farm and H.G. Haskell of SIW Vegetables. NCC Cooperative Extension/Master Gardeners, especially Hetty Francke and Ellen Hahn. University of Delaware (UD) Professors Nancy Cotugna, Carolyn Manning, Diane Oliver and students, especially Liz Myers. Providers of in-kind services: Lon Marcus, CPA, and Michael W. McDermott, Esq. of Berger Harris, paralegal Miranda Brewer of Pepper Hamilton LLP, and PHS Corporate Services for serving as our registered agent. Junior League volunteers: Heather Hood, Anita Steward, and Danielle Logan. Our wonderful HFHK Board members, with SPECIAL THANKS TO METLIFE FOR USE OF THEIR FACILITIES. Individual donors: Dr. Aguida Atkinson, Clara Benecki, Dr. Barbara Boyce, The Brody Family, Kevin Christensen, Sundra Christensen, Esther Curtis, Tony Gonzalez, Nancy Littleton, Alexander Manzara, Drs. Barbara & Stephen Mazur, Tony McDonald, Kathryn McKenney, Mary Narita, Drs. Jonathon Narita & Thianda Manzara, Renold Narita Family, Virginia Schiavelli, Jill Simonds, Krista Urbaniak, Jean Wallace, and an anonymous donor. Organizational donors: Annie’s Homegrown, Arkieva Supply Chain Consultants, Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware, Harvest Market, Produce Marketing Association, and SIW Vegetables. HFHK Builds Gardens for Delaware School for the Deaf HFHK broke new ground and expanded its services this year working with Delaware School for the Deaf and Master Gardeners to create the school’s first vegetable gardening program. In November, six raised gardens were built along with a solid foundation for healthy lifestyles education for the students. Grace Walker, who manages DSD’s Alternative Placement Program, worked as liaison between the school and HFHK. Her enthusiasm and dedication helped rally twenty student and adult volunteers who built the garden in record time. Students’ energy and excitement were infectious as they “got their hands dirty” building the garden. DSD students, adults, “Several [staff members] and volunteers worked said that this is the most hard to build the gardens worth-while project that and fill them with soil. DSD has undertaken in years. They see the value and can’t wait to be involved,” says Mary Ellen Hillegas, a Master Gardener and former DSD staff member. In spring, both HFHK and DSD look forward to enriching the students’ experience with more hands-on activities as they plant, tend, and harvest the garden. The Mission of Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids, Inc. is to bring food- and garden-based educational programs to schools throughout Delaware. Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids P.O. Box 847 Hockessin, DE 19707 Our Vision is to inspire and motivate youth to develop lifelong wholesome eating habits by experiencing the joy of growing, cooking, and eating garden-fresh produce. HFHK’s Cookbook 2011 Events in Pictures Phone: 302-981-0043 [email protected] www.healthyfoodsforhealthykids .org Board Members (beginning Jan 2012) Thianda Manzara, PhD, Executive Director Chair, Programs Barbara Boyce, DHSc, RD, President Chair, Special Events Jill Simonds Vice President, Chair, Governance HFHK’s cookbook, “From Yucky to Yummy, Learning to Love Veggies” is still available. A collection of over 100 vegetable recipes for kids of all ages, it’s only $7.50 a copy plus shipping. To order, go to: Delaware celebrated National Farm to School (FTS) Month at Colwyck Elementary School in October. From left to right: Mid-Atlantic Regional FTS Coordinator, Alyssa Moles, National FTS Executive Committee Member, David Marvel, Event organizer and DE FTS Co-chair, Paula Angelucci, and HFHK’s Dr. Manzara. www.healthyfoodsforhealthykids.org HFHK Welcomes Public Ally, Alana C. Anthony McDonald, CLU, ChFC, MSFS, Treasurer Chair, Development Nancy Littleton, LUTCF, Secretary Tony Gonzalez Past President Chair, Marketing & PR Aguida Atkinson, MD Kathy Hoy, EdD, RD Frances Taccone (Griffith), PhD, RD/LDN Alana Iannucci joins HFHK as a Public Ally for 2011-12 year. We are happy to welcome our new Public Ally, Alana Iannucci. Alana is a second year Ally, and is currently pursuing her B.A. degree in Organizational and Community Leadership at the University of Delaware. Alana has extensive experience with youth programs, and is passionate about sharing her love of the outdoors with children. We would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary work of Jenna Banning, our first Public Ally from 2010 to 2011. With Upper Left: Cindy Sardo, of Cooking’s Cool, featured her storybooks at the Brader Harvest Celebration in November. Upper Right: Children took turns building a healthy plate using MyPlate as a template at the Harvest Celebration at Brader. Right: Public Ally Alana Iannucci tests participants Veggie IQ at the Delaware Ag Museum’s harvest festival in September. her bubbly personality and positive attitude, adults and children alike enjoyed working with Jenna. While with HFHK, Jenna helped managed 12 school gardens, planned events, brought the HFHK cookbook to fruition, and helped develop a “how-to” vegetable gardening manual which will soon be available. Thanks, Jenna. We wish you well in your future endeavors! Grace Walker (far left) and Master Gardeners Lynn Hessler, Mary Ellen Hillegas and Fred Hillegas gain support for the Blue Hawk Nest garden at DSD.