Durango Students Lead Movement in Eating Locally Grown Food

Durango Students

Animas Valley students and their 22′ Growing Dome school greenhouse make big news, eating locally grown food.

From the Durango Herald newspaper November 18, 2014:

Students and faculty at Animas Valley Elementary School were busy on Thursday afternoon collecting tomatoes, red lettuce, radishes and a few carrots from a greenhouse and garden on the premises. Coordinator Cody Reinheimer, back right, said most of it will go toward the school’s food assistance program for families in need, and the rest will be served in the cafeteria. Thanks to school greenhouses and the Farm to School program, 20 percent of the food Durango students eat at school is grown locally.”

Read more at: http://durangoherald.com/article/20131118/NEWS01/131119591/-1/News01/Eating-fresh-eating-healthy-

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Kyle
Kyle joined the Growing Spaces team in 2015, and enjoys being involved in all the exciting projects and developments happening around here!I graduated from Pagosa Springs High School in 2009 and moved to Gunnison, Colorado to pursue a degree in Environmental Studies. After graduating from Western State Colorado University, I moved back to my home town Pagosa Springs. Since moving back home in 2013, I have been working to develop a farm in Arboles. In my spare time, one may find me backpacking in the wilderness, cruising on a mountain bike, slacklining in the park, or skiing Wolf Creek. I also enjoy creating art when I am not outdoors. The mediums that I enjoy working with are yarn, canvas and paint, and clay. I have been experimenting with aquapoinics and am always excited to share knowledge on the subject with others. I joined the Growing Spaces team in 2015, and enjoy being involved in all the exciting projects and developments happening around here!

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