Join the Great Big Crunch - March 11, 2010

 

FoodShare's "Great Big Crunch" invites students and teachers to learn about healthy eating and local and global food systems while following the journey from the apple seed, to the harvest, to the market, to the core.

 

In 2009 28,863 students participated in 125 schools from coast to coast, with teachers, staff and parents in a cross Canada synchronized apple crunch. If you'd like your class, school or community group to participate and to help us take an even bigger bite make sure to register by email at thegreatbigcrunch@foodshare.net or fax the form to The Great Big Crunch at 416-363-0474. Registration forms are available for download on FoodShare's website, www.foodshare.net.

 

WHAT: A day of apple education in the classroom ending with a synchronized "Great Big" classroom apple "Crunch."

 

WHY:

· kick off nutrition month

· promote healthy snacking

· highlight availability of local apples all year round

· use the apple as point of departure for activities on nutrition, cross pollination, composting, food systems, and more

 

WHERE: In classrooms and communities across Canada

 

WHO: Students, teachers and individuals across the country interested in learning more about apples and participating in a cross Canada salute to healthy and local eating

 

Happy Crunching!

 

For more info visit www.foodshare.net/school-crunch.htm