HEALTHY HARVEST FOOD BANK INC

The healthy harvest fresh aquaponics education and production center opened in january 2024 with two education initiatives implemented: -the regional farm to school educational programming is designed to benefit 8,500 students in the service area in the first year of operations. Students engaged in on-site experiential learning that scaffolds and reinforces instruction in science, math, health, and nutrition, as well as improve literacy in sustainable agriculture through relevant and realistic applications of those concepts. -the grow fresh eat fresh adult education programs offer healthy farmacy courses to pantry clients with nutrition-related illnesses, teaching eating for wellness practices and providing food and support for nutritional lifestyle change. Food preservation workshops are also offered to teach individuals different techniques for preserving food items which reduces waste and offers a continuous supply of food year-round.