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Over the last few years, DC schools have come together to provide its students with locally grown juicy strawberries and crunchy salad greens on a special day in celebration of supporting local foods. This year, the Strawberries & Salad Greens Day will be held on May 29 and students will have the opportunity to taste locally-grown strawberries and salad greens right from their cafeteria, while also learning about other fruits and vegetables that can be grown right in our own backyards! 

If you are a school that is interested in participating in Strawberries & Salad Greens Day this year, please sign up here: Strawberries and Salad Greens Sign-Up Form.

Questions about  other ways to get involved in this event? Contact OSSE’s Farm to School Specialist, Erica Steinhart, by email at Erica.steinhart@dc.gov or by phone at (202) 442-8940 for information about how to sign up.

Resources:

• Strawberries and Salad Greens Sign-Up Form
• Strawberries and Salad Greens 2013 Announcement
• Strawberries and Salad Greens Talking Points and Fun Facts
• DC Farm to School Seasonality Chart
• The Great Garden Detective Adventure: A Standards-Based Gardening Nutrition Curriculum for Grades 3 and 4
• Dig In! Standards-Based Nutrition Education from the Ground Up
• Strawberries and Salad Greens Resource Packet