Welcome! The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» CNP Farm Program is comprised of a network of eleven educational farms located in Texas practicing regenerative agriculturalÌý techniques. Our team promotes each student’s connection to the Earth and supports wholistic health and well-being through good nutrition and environmental stewardship. That is why it is our mission to cultivate wholesome food for our school cafeterias, teach responsible stewardship, and ignite the student spirit.
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Farm Program grows food using sustainable practices and eco-friendly inputs for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™ cafeterias. To date, we have grownÌýover 100,000 pounds of produce on our farms,Ìýall ofÌýwhich haveÌýmade their way intoÌýhundreds of thousands of meals for students.Ìý
In order toÌýpositivelyÌýchange the food system,Ìýperceptions about food, andÌýpopulationÌýhealth in a sustainable way,Ìýthe Farm Program recognizes the needÌýto teach and empowerÌýtoday’s youth.ÌýBy participatingÌýin every aspect of the food-growing processÌývia a project-based curricula,ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Public School students becomeÌýagents of change in theirÌýlocal and global food systems.
Video two in the Gardening at Home video series. This week Deborah Ray from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Edgemere in El Paso shows us how to tell the difference between annuals and perennials and why that matters. Hope you enjoy and don’t forget to subscribe to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Farm Program’s channel on YouTube. If there are any topics you’d like to see, go ahead drop in your suggestions in the comments.
