La Semilla Teacher Knowledge Exchange and Gardening

La Semilla’s Edible Education Team recently hosted their 2nd Teacher Knowledge Exchange at Crockett Elementary. Teachers learned how to cultivate a school garden with hands-on skills from planting to harvesting and classroom cooking.

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation funds the Edible Education program that aims to provide gardening, nutrition, and cooking training to at least 1,500 students, teachers, and families in El Paso and Doña Ana County, New Mexico. La Semilla Food Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Anthony, New Mexico, that fosters a healthy, self-reliant, fair, and sustainable food system in the Paso del Norte region of southern New Mexico and El Paso and is committed to building strong relationships and creating empowering spaces for youth and families to grow and cook good food, create positive change, and foster connections among food, health, and local economies. For more information on La Semilla Food Center and its programs, visit lasemillafoodcenter.org.