Life Lab

Life Lab cultivates children's love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education.

OVERVIEW 

Make the connection from seed to table in this fun and delicious workshop. Using tried-and-true Life Lab lessons and recipes for grades K-8, participants explore effective ways to teach nutrition and encourage kids to eat more fruits and vegetables through hands-on activities with food, including harvesting and meal preparation. Graduate education units available.

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Plant to Plate Workshop

WHEN
Thursday October 12, 2023

LOCATION
Life Lab’s Garden Classroom on the UC Santa Cruz Campus
www.lifelab.org/visiting

AUDIENCE
K-8 classroom teachers and garden educators

COST
$200 

10% Early-Bird Registration Discount will be applied at check-out process for Garden Classroom workshops registered 14 days prior to workshop start date. 

Learn

  • How to structure cooking and nutrition activities for success, including management of large groups, harvesting and meal preparation
  • Effective strategies and garden-based recipes that encourage kids to eat more fruits and vegetables
  • How to choose plants and planting times

TAKE HOME

  • An activity packet full of Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education resources, lessons, recipes, and tips
  • Inspiration to use the garden as context for healthy eating
  • Strategies for success from Life Lab and other educators engaged in this exciting work
  • Ideas and inspiration for your school garden

Included

  • A walking tour of UCSC’s 25-acre Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
  • Vegetarian lunch provided

Continuing Education Credit available for $80 per unit through the University of the Pacific.

Financial Assistance Available. Click here to apply. 

Questions? Contact [email protected]

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