What are some ideas for how you can raise funds for your school garden projects with food?!
Not only does food draw people together, it can be a great way to showcase your work with your students and your school garden. Check out the article in this issue titled How to Plan a Fundraiser for tips and resources.
Here are a few ideas to get you started. You can do them separately or combine them!
- Food Tasting Event
- Cooking Class
- Harvest Meal
- Local Restaurant Fundraiser
- Cookbook
- Eating Contest
- Pizza Night
- You name it
Bucksport Middle School Garden runs a pizza business! They created a budget, inventory, menu, logo and commercial before finally testing out their pizza recipes in the wood fired oven.
Kingfield Elementary organizes an Annual Family Harvest Meal for community members to enjoy not only the meal grown and prepared by the students but also a raffle and Farmers Market Table to raise funds for the school garden with an obstacle course, field games and story walks!
