Cherokee Bend Elementary School first graders recently visited Jones Valley Urban Farm in downtown Birmingham.
The students learned about farming and picked organically grown herbs, mild peppers, radishes, turnips and lettuce. Afterwards, the children walked across the street to the downtown YMCA, where they used a teaching kitchen to make healthy snacks with the vegetables they picked.
The Jones Valley Farm nutritionist taught the children about the different food groups and the importance of making healthy eating decisions.
