Kids at Fridley New Horizon Academy Now Get Fresh Food from Farms

The New Horizon Academy childcare center in Fridley is one of 62 in Minnesota that started getting fresh farm food this week under a new Farm to Childcare program from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). 

According to a news release, a version of which is posted at the IATP's website, the program launched Monday: 

Beginning today, the Fridley New Horizon center joins childcare centers throughout Minnesota are set to serve healthy, locally grown foods as part of a Farm to Childcare initiative—an innovative program designed in partnership between the Minnesota-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and childcare provider New Horizon Academy (NHA). ...

Healthy food from nearby farms combined with experiential learning opportunities, garden-based education and interactions with farmers connecting participating young children with  how their food is grown. By the end of last year’s pilot program, IATP found that 84 percent of participating children could correctly identify featured foods and 72 percent reported liking the local foods that were featured.

Read the full news release at iatp.org.