Project partners:

The Missouri Foundation for Health
The Missouri Foundation for Health is a philanthropic organization whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves.

Saint Louis University
AHEC Program Office, Department of Family and Community Medicine, & Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
http://www.slu.edu

Seed to Table is a unique program developed to provide a child-centered environment that helps our students learn from the natural world around them. The focus is on nature, life cycles and nutrition and students are immersed in health literacy throughout the garden curriculum.

The goals of Seed to Table:

• Teach children to respect nature and the environment
• Engage in hands-on exploration of food and nutrition
• Emphasize healthy food and lifestyle choices
• Promote the value of cooperation, teamwork and responsibility
• Use of the garden as an outdoor classroom throughout the year
• Teach students and faculty the basic principles and skills of gardening
• To create collaboration among young gardeners, teachers, parents and members of the community