In 2023, we reached 4,752 students, most coming from elementary students when we restarted the Farm to Table program! We actually taught more classes in 2023, 646 compared to 444 in 2022, but found that with a smaller teacher to student ratio, we could spend more time with each student, getting a much more fulfilling experience for each child. For 2024, we will continue to grow these educational programs, with a goal to top the 5,000 mark!

After 17 years of adding new community gardens and fruit tree groves, we saw that there was a need to repair several beds at various locations to keep them viable as growing sites. We still added 4 new locations, but overall, we impacted 26 locations, compared to 14 in 2022! We also adopted that for groves, adding 40 more trees, mostly to existing fruit tree sites.

With the addition of a growing site within 10 minutes of our campus, we grew over 6,000 pounds of fresh produce that was then given to food banks, pantries and shelters to help those with an immediate need for food. Compared to 3,407 pounds of produce in 2022…a whopping 78% increase!