Bowling Green Greenmarket
Description
Visit Bowling Green Greenmarket to introduce the concepts of seasonality, local food and sustainable agriculture to your students. Tour curricula are grade-level appropriate and involve an exploratory walk-through of the market, fun seasonal tastings of Greenmarket farmer products, and take-home activities and recipes. Our interactive outdoor tours allow children to discover the diverse varieties and delicious flavors of farm fresh food and explore the lively community created by farmers markets.
Offered At
Grow NYC Greenmarket Tours
GrowNYC’s education initiatives aim to foster environmental and community stewardship among young New Yorkers, school by school and classroom by classroom. Each year we provide programming to more than 66,000 youth through recycling and sustainability programs, school garden initiatives and support, nutrition education, Greenmarket school tours, in-school curricula, environmental education, and much more. We focus on New York City neighborhoods that fit GrowNYC’s priority profile including high poverty, low consumption and limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and limited access to green space.
Details
Subjects
Science, Ecosystems, Nutrition, Agriculture, Sustainability, My Community
Capacity
20 students, 1 chap. per 5 stu.
Duration
60 min.
Activity
Field Trip
Grades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Postsecondary, Adult
Price Options
$152.00 per Group for School Group
$52.00 per Group for Title I School