Volunteer Opportunity!

On Sunday June 8th from 8am-12pm at Tomasiello Farm on Lisa Lane in Bloomfield, CT, students of the Donald F. Harris Agriscience Center at Bloomfield High School and local volunteers will be planting Eggplant, Kale, Tomatoes and Winter Squash to be raised by Farmer Desmond Samuda at his farm. The vegetables will then be harvested in the fall by the students and served as part of the school lunch program. We invite everyone to volunteer and take part in this fantastic opportunity to see first hand why Bloomfield’s school nutrition program and the district’s initiative to feature more locally grown produce as part of school meals is a model for others to follow.  

“Hats off to all of those students and teachers who have taken this innovative approach to nutrition and education.” Deb Eschmeyer, Spokesperson for National Farm to School Network

This collaboration between the Bloomfield Schools Farm to School program and Farmer Desmond is unlike anything happening in the Northeast. To form a partnership with a local West Indies Farmer in a school district with a large West Indies population is the real trick to teaching the students the importance of supporting local farms and eating nutritious foods. Stop by; You have to see it to believe it!
 
For more information or to SIGN UP contact:
Chef Timothy Cipriano
Food Service Director
Bloomfield Public Schools
1133 Blue Hills Ave
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(Office) 860-769-4209
(Cell) 860-209-5575