Cultivating Community Connections
During this time, kids will get the opportunity to create a variety of different crafts centered around local foods.
Sensory Local Foods
Led by Sydney Trio, McCrory Gardens
Saturday, November 9th, 2024 – 9:00am MT The Board Room
Youth can have fun exploring their senses! We will go through the five senses and see how we can use each sense looking at local produce. There will even be a guessing game where kids will feel and smell different produce!
Local Foods & Garden Moves!
Led by Anna Tvedt, SDSU Exension
Saturday, November 9th, 2024 – 10:30am MT The Board Room
Youth will start by playing a game to identify foods that are produced in South Dakota and the five food groups. Then, grow like a plant with garden yoga and end with making a fruit and vegetable crown craft.
Creative Hour!
Led by Sydney Trio, McCrory Gardens
Saturday, November 9th, 2024 – 1:00pm MT The Board Room
During this time, kids will get the opportunity to create a variety of different crafts centered around local foods such as painting pumpkins and paper crafts.
Anna is a registered dietitian and serves as a Nutrition Field Specialist for SDSU Extension. Anna provides nutrition expertise to South Dakotans statewide through programs like farm-to-school. Anna has helped create the SD Crunch Off and Grow Getters materials for SD youth.
Sydney is the Education Coordinator/SDSU Extension Horticulture Assistant at McCrory Gardens in Brookings, SD. Sydney works with visitors of all ages, planning different educational programming and providing tours of the Gardens. This is Sydney’s second year helping out with the Local Foods Conference and Youth Track!