by Francie Randolph | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog, Children's Community Garden, Farmer-in-the-School Program
IN AN (ORGANIC) NUTSHELL Envisioning Change Our premise is simple. We’ve seen that if kids grow food, they’ll try it and eat the goodness they’ve grown. Yes to spinach. Yes to pea shoots, to carrots, to edible flowers. Yes to kale chips! It’s this enthusiasm for...
by Francie Randolph | Mar 30, 2014 | Blog, Farmer-in-the-School Program
We’ve got a secret weapon and her name is Farmer Stephanie. She is the most fun carrot-topped farm girl you could ever hope to meet. And not only is she one of the three founders of the Truro Agricultural Fair but she is an educational wonder in the classroom,...
by Francie Randolph | Mar 30, 2014 | Blog, Children's Community Garden
Making vegetables fun for kids… if we get them outside playing in the dirt and watching the miracle of a tiny seed, tended and cared for, growing into delicious food, well it just sort of happens. Lots of laughter, playing “Tag, We’re Fit!”...
by Francie Randolph | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog, Children's Community Garden, Uncategorized
Children love permission to get dirty. Gardening provides ample happily-sanctioned opportunities to do just that. In our cleanliness obsessed, germ-phobic world, the chance for kids to play in the dirt are far too few and far between. If it were up to us, every kid...
by Francie Randolph | Sep 2, 2012 | Blog, Truro Agricultural Fair
365 Things to do in Cape Cod: September 2, 2012 The Harvest Market tables offer a wide variety of the fresh, local goods available. All farmers and harvesters aim not only to sell directly to the fairgoer, but to offer knowledge & expertise as well. Come buy...
by Francie Randolph | May 18, 2012 | Blog, Sustainable Cape News
Classic photos of The Ag Fair, the primary images chosen to depict Truro…Click for the Full Story!
