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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.
La Mesa Dale Healthy Growing
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La Mesa Dale 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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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
La Mesa Dale - Kelley Rabasco
- "Our school is a Title I school with many students living in apartments or military housing and therefore do not have yards to grow a garden. Our students and our community are grateful for even the smallest of opportunities. I know a safe garden where students and their families can pick fresh fruits and vegetables will be a huge asset for our school."
La Mesa Dale - Kelley Rabasco
- "I am confident that our students, families, and community would love to give back as they are able and help to keep our garden running once fully established. It is an all time dream of mine to have a school garden where students and teachers together can gather and extend their learning in a hands on, real life setting while still abiding by the rigorous common core curriculum."
La Mesa Dale - Goals
- Educate the students about:
- The connection between food and common school subjects
- Food production, where food comes from, and waste reduction
- Improve healthy eating behavior and knowledge
- Engage the entire school community
La Mesa Dale Strengths
- Passionate, motivated and committed Principal
- Support from PTA and ASB
- Great community partnerships
- Good climate
- Some school gardening experience
- Culturally diverse parent community
- Support from handful of parents
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La Mesa Dale Gaps
- Not enough garden infrastructure for size of school
- In need of garden-based curriculum that aligns with Common Core
- In need of garden design
- In need of more garden tools and materials
- In need of parent, teacher, community engagement strategy
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The Plan - Branch 1
- Garden Collaborative - led by Garden Coordinators of teachers and parents, but also including the students
- Teachers can default to a Garden Parent
- Garden Coordinator - class garden maintenance and student garden sessions
- Approx 2 raised garden beds per grade
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The Plan - Branch 2
- Garden-based education
- Over 30 lessons developed by educators
- Align with Common Core
- Teach 3 lessons per year
- www.healthyplanetus.org/healthy-growing/resources/garden-based-lessons/gard...
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The Plan - Branch 3
- Garden Buddy Program
- 6th graders and Kindergarteners
- Engages both grade levels
- Increases knowledge retention
- Reinforce cross-grade positive relationships
- Reinforce anti-bullying education
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The Plan - Branch 4
- Family garden space
- 8 local families
- Families can keep what they grow
- Garden Collaborative Parents - must help with school garden
- Each get one 4x8 bed and one 2x4 trough
- Organized and structured program
Photo by Melissa Wall
Garden Infrastructure
- Prek - 3rd: Two 4x4 raised beds each
- 4th - 5th: Two 4x8 raised beds each
- 6th: Two 4x8 raised beds, Two 2x4 Horse Troughs
- Compost area and picnic tables
Photo by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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We Provide:
- All garden materials
- Drip irrigation and garden banner
- Planting and 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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Community Engagement
- Empowerment
- Ownership
- Responsibility
- Pride
Cost
- Total Budget: $10,107.02
- Healthy Planet Subsidy: $7,580.26
- Total for school community to raise: $2,526.75
Community Campaign
- School Webpage on HP Website
- Healthy Planet builds and manages it for you
- Tells La Mesa Dale'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
Timeline/Next Steps
- Prepare for Garden and Community Campaign
- Family garden space
- HP Internal Planning: Summer
- Campaign: August 22, 2016 - September 21, 2016
- Dig Day: October 8, 2016
- Launch Program: October 10, 2016
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