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I’m Bryan Jersky. I started HP US in May 2012, after 2 things in my life happened. (1) The obesity epidemic hit mainstream and (2) I started to cook more. The more I cooked, the more I learned about what I was eating and the scarier it become. I couldn’t stand by while more and more of our kids were getting sick just because they didn’t know what they were eating. So let’s talk about our kids.
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KIPP Summit Healthy Growing
I’m Bryan Jersky. I started HP US in May 2012, after 2 things in my life happened. (1) The obesity epidemic hit mainstream and (2) I started to cook more. The more I cooked, the more I learned about what I was eating and the scarier it become. I couldn’t stand by while more and more of our kids were getting sick just because they didn’t know what they were eating. So let’s talk about our kids.
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Raise your hand if you have a child.
This is my son, Weston...he’s 17 months old. He’s amazing...a bit fearless for better or for worse, but so funny and amazing.
Keep those hands up. (Ask ⅔ of the room to put their hands down). Everyone with our hands still up in the air..our kids are obese and likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
This is my son, Weston...he’s 17 months old. He’s amazing...a bit fearless for better or for worse, but so funny and amazing.
Keep those hands up. (Ask ⅔ of the room to put their hands down). Everyone with our hands still up in the air..our kids are obese and likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
1 in 3 children are obese or overweight and likely to develop type 2 diabetes
Now I’m not saying your specific child is obese, but the research shows that ⅓ of our kids are. And it’s not getting better...it’s inching closer to ½.
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Today’s children are predicted to die at a younger age than their parents due to obesity-related health issues
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Type 2 Diabetes
Heart disease
Blindness
Kidney failure
Lower-limb amputations
Appearing earlier than ever before - in people as young as age 30
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Our kids are getting adult diseases.
This is unacceptable.
The good news is this is preventable!
Eating better and exercising can reduce Type 2 diabetes by more than 50%
At the early stages of type 2 diabetes, symptoms can be reversed within a few weeks and reduced by more than 50%, just by eating better and exercising - this is more effective than taking medicine.
We Know What, But How?
We know eating better is the answer, but HOW do we get kids to do that. Behavior change is challenging.
When kids grow vegetables
They EAT vegetables!
Research backs this up and we’ve seen it over and over again. It's that simple.
Healthy Growing
A customized school garden program rooted in hands-on nutrition education and community engagement
Allow me to introduce to you Healthy Growing. A customized school garden program rooted in project-based learning and community engagement. Our program brings teachers, students, parents and businesses together around a common goal.
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Outcomes
- 15% increase - students choosing healthy food instead of fast food
- 44% increase in academic performance
- Improvements in attendance, attitudes, and employability
- Connected, proud, & responsible community
- Long-term school garden
Results
- 42 schools
- Over 18,000 children
- 10+ cities
- Over 300 Raised Garden Beds
- Over 20,000 seeds planted
KIPP Summit - Stacey Adams
- "We recently started a small gardening club for 5th and 6th graders. The purpose of this club is to introduce urban students to gardening practices, sustainable living, recycling and composting. We at KSA believe that, if students grow it, they will eat it! Students loved the pot decorating project, and were proud to raise plants from seed."
KIPP Summit - Stacey Adams
- "We have a VERY small program with VERY limited resources. I am a full time teacher at our school, and I also plan for and lead gardening club meetings once each week. Another teacher also helps support students when the club meets."
KIPP Summit - Stacey Adams
- "The gardening club can use a good amount of space, but we lack the resources needed to initiate and maintain larger projects at this time. There are a large number of 5th - 7th graders interested in joining gardening club, but so far I haven't had enough resources or staff to support adding new members to our group."
KIPP Summit - Goals
- Educate the students about:
- Food production and waste reduction
- The impact food has on personal health
- Entrepreneurship by starting a business revolving around the garden
- Engage the school community
KIPP Summit Strengths
- Two Passionate, motivated and committed teachers
- Clear long term garden vision
- Strong community of diversity and culture
- Successfully started a garden club with high student demand, despite limited resources and staff support
- 12 passionate, committed students that founded the garden club and want to help it grow
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KIPP Summit Gaps
- Limited resources
- Limited support
- In need of more raised beds
- Not enough gardening tools and materials
- In need of funding support
- Very small garden
- Limited time
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The Plan - Branch 1
- Garden Collaborative
- Garden space for 3 families
- Can keep some produce for their monthly help and time
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The Plan - Branch 2
- Garden-based education
- Over 30 lessons developed by educators
- Align with Common Core
- All teachers teach 3 lessons per year
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The Plan - Branch 3
- Enterprise Project
- Provide Garden Direction
- Selling Produce to school to start salad bar
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Garden Infrastructure
- Six Vermont White Cedar 4ft x 8ft x 8in raised garden beds
- Three 2ft x 4ft x 2ft rustic galvanized horse trough garden beds
- 2 rustic hay bales for seating
- Four current 4ft x 4ft beds
- 3-sided picket fence
- Small greenhouse
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We Source, Purchase & Deliver:
- Shovels, rakes, trowels
- Gloves, brooms, wheelbarrows, drip irrigation
- Garden beds, soil, compost, seeds, etc
- Garden banner
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We Provide:
- Planting schedules
- Maintenance Schedules
- Monthly Tips
- Pre/Post 2-month, 6-month, 1-year Evaluations
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How to pay for it?
How to ensure it lasts?
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If the whole community is celebrating health and fitness then everyone else will too.
- Stephen Colbert
Know who this is?
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Community = schools + businesses + community organizations + residents
In it's simplest form, this is a community.
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Cost
- Total Budget: $3,939.91
- Healthy Planet Subsidy: $2,954.93
- Total for school community to raise: $984.98
Community Campaign
- School Webpage on HP Website
- Healthy Planet builds and manages it for you
- Tells KIPP Summit's story
- Tool to receive online donations
So we need to engage the whole community. One way we do that is by inviting them to use some raised beds. Another part is to ask them to help support the school garden.
Community Campaign
- Fundraising events emphasizing new garden
- Tips, checklists, email templates, social media templates
- Scripts, flyers for talking to businessnes, neighbors, etc
So we need to engage the whole community. One way we do that is by inviting them to use some raised beds. Another part is to ask them to help support the school garden.
School Champions
Prizes including $1000 school garden grant!
Timeline/Next Steps
- Prepare for Garden and Community Campaign
- HP Internal Planning: Summer
- Campaign: August 29, 2016 - September 28, 2016
- Dig Day: October 16, 2016
- Launch Program: October 17, 2016
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