Purchase a meal made by the Growing Leaders students!

Twice a month, Growing Leaders students create a meal that is shared with the community.
Many of our ingredients come straight from our garden.

Our next meal is meatballs and polenta on Thursday, March 28th!
About Growing Leaders
Growing Leaders supports students to showcase the best of who they are. Using the unconventional and hands-on classroom of the kitchen and garden, Growing Leaders develops a college and career pathway, starting at Willard Middle School.

Meeting students at their development needs, our pathway has many entry points: 6th grade cooking and gardening, Growing Leaders 7th & 8th Grade elective, teen summer employment and high school internships. 

Growing Leaders Elective

7th and 8th grade students run a farm-to-fork business and learn skills such as: financing, budgeting, branding, and marketing. Students produce bi-monthly meals for sale to the community, raising funds that support the program.

6th Grade Cooking & Gardening

6th grade students come with their core teachers to the garden or kitchen every other week and are engaged with the fundamentals of soil science, nutrition, seasonality, and food systems. 
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High School Opportunities

High School students can get school credit during the school year or summer jobs to come back and be mentors and gain professional experience