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The Growing Minds Project Launches Nation’s First Student-Led Farm Stop

The Growing Minds Project Launches Nation’s First Student-Led Farm Stop

by iphi | Feb 27, 2026 | Stories

Madison School Corporation (Madison, IN), in collaboration with Madison Youth Unlimited, is innovating school meals and strengthening the regional food system through its Growing Minds Project. On August 1, 2025, the corporation launched the first student-led farm...
Farm Stops and Celebration Salads: Students, Farmers and Community Collaborate to Create a Strong School Food System in SE Indiana

Farm Stops and Celebration Salads: Students, Farmers and Community Collaborate to Create a Strong School Food System in SE Indiana

by iphi | Jan 29, 2025 | Stories

The Madison School’s Growing Minds project, which is funded through USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, is planting seeds of lasting change that will increase the capacity of farmers to supply fresh, high-quality local food to schools in southeast Indiana....

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