Harvest Celebration! Farm to School Across America

The Academy for Global Citizenship is celebrating National Farm to School month and the 2024 harvest season by teaming up with local farmers, chefs and school food advocates. In partnership with The Henry Ford we are throwing a special farmer's market pop-up on Tuesday, October 8th from 4pm-6pm block party style!

Families and community members are encouraged to join us for this celebration in front of the main entrance to the building.The first 30 families will receive complimentary tickets to fill a harvest bag with locally and sustainably grown produce, mushrooms and the first jars of AGC's 2024 honey. Additional local produce and honey will be available for sale.

The Henry Ford’s Farm to School Lunch Across America is an initiative to amplify the importance of farm fresh, seasonal meals for schoolchildren across the United States. By building a coalition of culinary experts, world-renowned chefs, farmers, food advocates and policymakers, The Henry Ford is bringing focus to the need for free, accessible, regeneratively grown school lunches made from locally sourced, in-season ingredients.

Big shoutouts to the following farms and organizations who have generously given their time to join us for this special celebration!

• Urban Growers Collective, Fresh Moves Mobile Bus
• Closed Loop Farms
• Just Roots Farm
• Windy City Mushroom
• Windy City Harvest
• Envision Community Services
• Mexica Tiahui for the Medicine Wheel

La Academia para la Ciudadanía Global está celebrando el Mes Nacional de la Granja a la Escuela y la temporada de cosecha 2024 asociándose con agricultores locales, chefs y defensores de la alimentación escolar. En colaboración con The Henry Ford estamos organizando un mercado especial de granjeros el martes 8 de octubre de 4pm a 6pm al estilo de block party!

Las primeras 30 familias recibirán boletos de cortesía para llenar una bolsa de cosecha con productos cultivados localmente y de manera sostenible, setas y los primeros frascos de miel de AGC 2024. También se pondrán a la venta otros productos locales y miel.

Henry Ford's Farm to School Lunch Across America es una iniciativa para difundir la importancia de las comidas frescas de granja y de temporada entre los escolares de todo Estados Unidos. Mediante la creación de una coalición de expertos culinarios, chefs de renombre mundial, agricultores, defensores de los alimentos y responsables políticos, el Henry Ford está centrando la atención en la necesidad de almuerzos escolares gratuitos, accesibles, cultivados de forma regenerativa y elaborados con ingredientes de origen local y de temporada.

* The block will be closed down from 2pm to 4pm for this celebration.

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