Assemblywoman Jenne gets look at farm to school programs at Watertown elementary schools

Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne visited two elementary schools in the Watertown City School District on Friday to get a first-hand look at the steps the district has taken with funding they received through her farm to school pilot project in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties.

Assemblywoman Jenne had an opportunity to discuss the project with school administrators as well as students at  Starbuck and North elementary schools.

Funding has been included in the 2017-18 state budget to fund a second year of Assemblywoman Jenne's farm to school pilot project.

IN THE PHOTOS:

TOP PHOTO:

Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne discusses the farm to school program with Starbuck Elementary School Principal Chad Fairchild (l) and Watertown Superintendent Terry N. Fralick.

BOTTOM PHOTOS:

Gavin, a student at North Elementary School, talks about produce being grown on a grow rack in his classroom with Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne.

Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne poses for a photograph with students in Tracy Kriegbaum's kindergarten class at Starbuck Elementary School. Their classroom hosted the grow racks this season, and they harvested some of the produce for a little Friday morning snack