Locavores - It's more than just lunch
In addition to Tuesday noon lunches served at the Community School, several students will join the staff of Local 98856 each Friday for a hands-on lesson using Local's greenhouse, backyard garden and kitchen as a classroom. Here students learn that food comes from the earth and is more than a box on the grocery store shelf. They plant, pick, chop, measure, mix and cook, creating flavorful and nutritious lunches that are then shared with family and community. This program also exposes young thinkers to the concepts of organic and sustainable farming practices as a means to keeping ourselves and our planet healthy. After all, these young people will one day inherit our world. At Local 98856 we believe the Locavores Program is providing our young people with a life-long foundation of skills to insure that they are prepared to act as stewards for both themselves and the planet.
Locavores is award winning
In 2011 the Methow Valley Locavore program was recognized as the most innovative program in Washington State's private schools! The 500 member Washington Federation of Independent Schools awarded Local 98856 and the Methow Valley Community School top honors for the Locavore program which provides teaches students aspects of gardening, cooking and character development. You can read more about the award here.
