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NC DPI »   Districts & Schools »   District Operations »   School Nutrition »   Parents and Students

Parents and Students

Calendar Observances

  • National Nutrition Month (March)
    Sponsored by: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
     
  • National School Lunch Week (Second week in October)
    Sponsored by: School Nutrition Association
     
  • National School Breakfast Week (First week in March)
    Sponsored by: School Nutrition Association

Nutrition Education

  • Let's Move.org
     
  • USDA MyPlate
     
  • Nutrition.gov

School Gardens

Disclaimer: We are providing links to various websites containing information about School Gardens as a courtesy to the general public; however, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, School Nutrition Services section has not reviewed nor is responsible for the content on the following websites and does not endorse or promote any product or practice described or depicted on the website.

  • Community-Based Agriculture: Safety Guidelines for Youth Working in Gardens
     
  • Growing Safer Gardens Guide
    This guidebook for beginning as well as veteran garden organizers offers food safety guidance for school and community gardens.
     
  • National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS)
     
  • National Gardening Association
     
  • School and Community Garden Resources Resource Links
     
  • School Gardens: Growing Healthy Students, Planting Seeds for Life-Long Learning
    School gardens are effective learning tools that create opportunities for children to discover fresh food, make healthier food choices and be more active. Gardens offer dynamic settings for class curriculum activities that integrate science, environmental studies, math, reading, nutrition, health and physical activity.

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