Farm-to-School
Fun portsmouth farm-to-school facts:
The Portsmouth School District's Farm-to-School Program is known as the CLIPPERS Farm to School Program. Clippers is an acronym for Cultivating a Local Integrated, Procurement Program that Engages Resourceful Students.
We were launched with the award of a USDA Farm to School Planning Grant in December 2013.
Our logo was designed by a Portsmouth High School student in 2014.
The CLIPPERS Farm to School Program mission is to cultivate a strong Farm to School program in the Portsmouth School District by focusing on personal, community, and environmental wellness through education, as well as growing and procuring health, fresh, and local foods for our classrooms, cafeterias, and consciousness.
In December 2015, Portsmouth Schools received a two-year $100,000 USDA Farm-to-School Implementation Grant.
Farm to School is supported by Portsmouth School District Sustainability and Wellness Policies.
As of May 2016, all Portsmouth schools have raised garden beds to grow food in.
To find out more please visit us at www.clippersfarmtoschool.org.
The Portsmouth School District's Farm-to-School Program is known as the CLIPPERS Farm to School Program. Clippers is an acronym for Cultivating a Local Integrated, Procurement Program that Engages Resourceful Students.
We were launched with the award of a USDA Farm to School Planning Grant in December 2013.
Our logo was designed by a Portsmouth High School student in 2014.
The CLIPPERS Farm to School Program mission is to cultivate a strong Farm to School program in the Portsmouth School District by focusing on personal, community, and environmental wellness through education, as well as growing and procuring health, fresh, and local foods for our classrooms, cafeterias, and consciousness.
In December 2015, Portsmouth Schools received a two-year $100,000 USDA Farm-to-School Implementation Grant.
Farm to School is supported by Portsmouth School District Sustainability and Wellness Policies.
As of May 2016, all Portsmouth schools have raised garden beds to grow food in.
To find out more please visit us at www.clippersfarmtoschool.org.