News & Updates
December & January Harvest of the Month
Welcome to the December & January video in our Harvest of the Month series. In this episode, Patricia-Marie, our Farm to School Intern, will be taking a look at potatoes! Helping us learn about these root vegetables will be Dig This Produce farm, where the...
November Harvest of the Month: Winter Squash
Welcome to Episode 2 of our Harvest of the Month video series, winter edition! This month’s episode is brought to you by Project GROWS, JMD Farm in Staunton, and the Virginia Family Nutrition Program. Join Patricia-Marie as she teaches us the different types of winter...
Farm to Student Series: October
Welcome to our Farm to Student blog series! Here, we will go more in-depth about the role that Project GROWS plays in helping to coordinate the procurement of local produce by our local school districts and the impact of our Harvest of the Month vegetable. Introducing...
Harvest of the Month: Super Greens
Resources: Watch the video here / Mira el video aquí Get the recipe for Spinach and Quinoa Pilaf Consigue la receta para el Pilaf de Espinaca y quinoa Spinach poster / Poster de espinacas Kale poster / Poster de kale To read this blog in Spanish click here Welcome...
Super Summer Chefs Episode 3: Tomatoes
Greetings from the Project GROWS team, and welcome back to Super Summer Chefs! Morgan Martindell from the Virginia Family Nutrition Program and Erika from Project GROWS are back for our LAST episode in our summer video series! This time will feature a fan favorite:...
A Day in the Project GROWS Life, with Rheannon!
Rheannon Fultz has been a seasonal member of Project GROWS since 2018, and today we would like to highlight the important role she plays on our team. We have the pleasure of having her on the team again this year, and Rheannon will be with us for a few more weeks...
Thank you, Rachel!
Today, we would like to thank Project GROWS' summer Food Access Intern Rachel Smith. Rachel is a recent graduate from Blue Ridge Community College, and in the fall, she will be starting a new journey at Virginia Tech studying Dietetics! While we will truly miss her,...
Super Summer Chefs Episode 2: Cucumbers
Thank you so much for tuning in to the second episode of Super Summer Chefs! Once again, Project GROWS has teamed up with the the Boys and Girls Club of Waynesboro Staunton & Augusta County and the Virginia Family Nutrition Program for a brand new episode...
Reflections from Katie
Today we want to say thank you to our Spring Farm Intern, Katie Stankard! A May 2020 graduate of JMU, Katie’s major in Geographic Science and passion for sustainable farming made her a perfect fit with our Project GROWS team. While it is sad to see her move on, we are...
Project GROWS: Cooking at Home
Welcome to Cooking at Home! Due to COVID-19, Project GROWS has not been able to host any field trips or camps this spring or summer. For our newest project however, we'll be bringing the summer camp to you! On Friday, Project GROWS will be providing students at the...
