A way to put the Ag programs back in the schools.

The Farm-to-School Movement is trying to improve access to local foods & education practices in schools while boosting the local economy.

It’s impossible to bring a garden into a school. Until now. . .

Providing Sustainability to our schools.

Growing within the school, by the students, for the students. ◦ Bringing Ag programs back into schools in a modern

way.

Empowering Children’s Futures ◦ Helping them make informed food choices ◦ Learning how to grow their own food and garden ◦ Learning how to process their food ◦ Teaching Children how to be sustainable

One of our teachers says, “Thanks to 24:45 Organics I have a way to have my gardens in the school year round.”

24:45 Organics technology: Allows year-round

sustainability in an indoor climate-

controlled environment A primitive soil system

comparable to what the earth had hundreds of

years ago optimal yields of nutritionally-dense

produce at harvest time healthy fresh –picked produce for your home and your local school.

◦ Green Drinks: Mixed greens and herbs blended into a smoothie which has many health benefits.

◦ Pick-your-own salad: create a salad with fresh-picked-greens and herbs right off the rack.

◦ Farm-a-cy: Greens can promote a healthy lifestyle. Food as medicine. Consuming greens and herbs immediately upon harvest keeps the nutrient value at its peak.

◦ Sustainability within your home by growing your own food.

◦ A home-based sustainable business selling produce or green drinks to your local community

Agricultural Programs: ◦ Science of the soils: How soils work to give our plants their

nutritional values Learning how soils work and what we must do to preserve our future. Learning history of agriculture and changes due to pesticides, climate

change, and what we must do to adapt.

◦ Learning how to garden and grow their own food How to harvest and process what they grow for consumption Culinary sciences

Health Programs: ◦ How consuming fresh nutrient-dense foods changes the

bacteria in the stomach to affect physical and mental health.

It’s all hands on learning-teaching social

skills and working together

24:45 Organics Founder teaching students how to plant seeds in the planting trays

Students placing a planting tray upon a grow rack

Student Checking the water supply for the plants

Student placing planted tray onto grow rack

Student Watering plants on the grow rack

Teacher showing students how to harvest selectively for continuous growth of plants for

optimal yields .

24:45 Organics is currently participating in the Farm-to-School Movement by having our Super Grow Systems in 3 local schools.

We are teaching children the future of sustainable agriculture while providing them with healthy fresh produce.

We believe there is no greater way to promote the farm-to-school program than by bringing the farm into the school.

We are creating local economic growth by growing our own food in every local community year-round.

Bring agriculture programs back to the schools, teaching the future generations of America sustainable Agriculture and providing nutritionally dense foods to all.

rebuild our economy by keeping the money we spend on foreign foods at home.

Lettuce cut and ready to be prepared for the Madrid-Waddington School Lunches

“Chef Darius shared his plan to serve his students "clean food"; meaning food free from pesticides, hormones, and additives. He was concerned about food he was serving; just how "clean" was the food and how did processed food he did serve affect the student's health. Chef Darius also had to consider how cost-effective any changes would be” – Indian Time Newspaper

Source: http://www.indiantime.net/story/2016/01/28/news/clean-and-organic-food-at-ams/20265.html

Intro to Agriculture Science Class

Utilizing 24:45 Organics Super Grow rack

24:45 Organics Owner discussing the importance of spacing the plants

24:45 Organics owner teaching student how to rinse sprouts

Student Watering Plants in super grow rack

Student holding broccoli seeds for next planting assignment

AMBE Chef Darius White Teaching ABGC club

members the importance of growing your own food organically

◦ Canton Central School

◦ Madrid-Waddington School

◦ Akwesasne Mohawk Boys And Girls Club

◦ Akwesasne Mohawk School

◦ “The Connection” in Tupper Lake

◦ Ohonte’sho’n: a’ Tekaiehsta’nion (a Juice-Processing facility on the Akwesasne St. Regis Mohawk Reservation)

. . . And to the many customers using the 24:45 Organics Super Grow Rack System in their homes.

SEED to SCHOOL… Growing within the School by students for the Students

SEED to HOME…Growing within your home for you, year round

www.2445organics.com

63 Main Street

Massena, NY 13662