Our Greenhouses
Our greenhouses
An average class lesson starts with the reading of an age appropriate book concerning nature, agriculture, or nutrition. Following the story, children taste four fruits and ten vegetables. Previous foods offered include apples, oranges, strawberries, blueberries, pears, kiwi, broccoli, tomatoes, bok choy, microgreens, spinach, green beans, peas, carrots, celery, and red onion. This portion of the class takes about 30 minutes, with an additional five minutes to taste the vegetables the children have grown themselves in the boxes.
In addition to the classroom mobile greenhouse, CHMF has a 100 square foot growing greenhouse to meet the needs of those it serves. The greenhouse has heating, air conditioning, and five 200-watt grow lights to ensure year-round growth. This facility travels every few days from one PreK to another, fitting the whole PreK Counts program into one greenhouse.
Our food
Our produce is sourced year round from local farms, markets, and our own greenhouses that are heated year round.
Classes in the greenhouse
Our Pre-K students get the opportunity to learn more about nature, agriculture, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables through reading and trying a variety of fruits and vegetables grown locally & within the CHMF greenhouses.