Cornucopia Project

How Your Donation Makes a Difference

We put your dollars to work in the community! 

• Cornucopia Project serves 14 schools and thousands of students annually, with fresh produce and nutrition education from farm to school.
• We train over 35 School Teachers annually in farm to school curriculum and program management.
• We work in partnership with educators, health professionals, environmental advocates, local businesses and schools to make our programs accessible and impactful.
• We partner with organizations throughout the state to advance garden and culinary youth education and community health.
• We serve over 3000 youth and about 800 adults each year.
• Cornucopia Project is the Monadnock Farm To School Network leader.
• We have a 20 year history of growing the nutritional health of the community.
• Our programs improve youth nutrition and environmental awareness.

Our Programs

Culinary Programs: cooking programs in all ConVal elementary and middle schools, and CVHS. Cooking kits for children and families, featuring local ingredients and local chefs; Culinary Programs in the classroom, in the garden, on the farm, and at home.

School Gardening: leading 11 elementary schools and preschools in the Monadnock Region through healthy vegetable growing and tasting during spring and fall in school gardens; helping schools build and repair learning gardens; the traveling hydroponic tower program; and our turn-key classroom garden kits.

High School Internships: students earn credit while working and learning on our farm and in our partner restaurants; leading to employment and enabling unique learning experiences.

Student Farmers: high school students become farm employees and assume leading roles on the Educational Farm. Student Farmers host field trips, run a Customer Supported Agriculture (CSA) produce business, hold annual spring seedling sales, grow over ten thousand pounds of produce, and gain hands-on work experience outdoors alongside their peers. 

Our Garden Sites: 11 managed school gardens and a 2 acre farm with three 96' growing tunnels and outdoor field spaces.

Who We Are

Our Mission: Cornucopia Project plants seeds for a lifetime of healthy eating through garden, kitchen and farm education. 

Our Vision: We strive for a resilient community that celebrates healthy food, hands-on learning and environmental sustainability.

Our Team: 

• 8 Staff
• 12 Work-study Employees
• 13 Board Members
• 100+ Volunteers

Our success is measured by:

• Improved health outcomes for all community members.
• An increase in locally grown and produced food.
• A more resilient economy with local food-based entrepreneurs.
• More opportunities for our community to connect with, learn and engage in activities that increase the health of the environment, local food-systems and our community.

Visit us at CornucopiaProject.org