Grow Education News

Grow Education is excited to welcome the second cohort of teachers to our Farm to School crew!

June is the month for planting with New Bedford's public elementary schools! Students and teachers alike have been excited to get outside and put their hands in the dirt after a long and often virtual school year. Read more about what's grow-ing on at Grow Education!

Get to know a little more about Ashley Brister, Farm Director at Sharing the Harvest Community Farm in Dartmouth, MA!

For Grow Education, May appreciation extends beyond Mother’s day.  On May 7th, we also celebrated School Lunch Hero Day! Click and read more about how our FoodCorps Team Member Keri helped students show their appreciation for their school's beloved food services staff!

Get to know a little more Lori Silveira, a New Bedford Public School educator for 30 years and a friendly face at Irwin Jacobs Elementary School!

Get to know a little more about a familiar face - our very own Adam Davenport, Grow Education Program Manager and this month's Faces of Food New Bedford!

With the spring rains come new opportunities for Grow Education and New Bedford Public School students! Throughout April lots of movement has happened on the building of brand-new garden beds at 6 of the district’s elementary schools. Read more about what's grow-ing on at Grow Education!

Meet Samantha Therrien, MS, RDN, LDN, Assistant Director of Food and Nutrition services at New Bedford Public Schools -- this month's Faces of Food New Bedford!

The Winter Presentations have wrapped up! Find out what students learned from Coastal Foodshed and Ivory Silo Farm and learn how you can help our team Grow!