7th Grade Farm & Garden
What we do:
- Learn the story of our food and its impact on human health, environments, and communities
- Engage with growing, harvesting, and cooking food
- Interface with experts in the field to better understand the science and future of food
- Experience hands-on lab, kitchen, and garden activities
- Understand sustainability in relation to our food
How we do it:
- Explore healthy eating through culinary science that focuses on understanding the story of our food and how it relates to culture, nutrition, and sustainability
- Learn about the science of taste, flavor and aroma, plant genetics, humans' digestive biome, and social issues surrounding policy and industry in reforming the food system
- Draw on the facts of food labeling, nutritional information, food marketing strategies, GMOs, and the science of taste, flavor and aroma to create a recipe for a health bar
- Participate in an "Iron Chef" simulated activity to create the health bar and be judged on the following criteria: nutrition, taste, flavor, packaging/labeling, and marketing