Our Programs

Our Farm to early care and education(farm to ECE) program is a natural extension of the Little One's Farm Stand as well as the Farm to Families programs. Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE; formerly Farm to Preschool) connects child care providers to locally grown, healthy foods. As a result, children increase their nutritional awareness while parents are engaged in issues related to child nutrition. Farm to ECE activities includes vegetable taste testing, family celebrations with healthy foods, edible gardens, menu changes, and other planting resources. Through these programs, we are able to offer increased access to healthy, local foods, gardening opportunities, and food-based activities to enhance the quality of the educational experience in our center as well as in the community at large. More about this national movement can be found below.

We partnered with The Common Market to bring Farm Fresh produce to families. This partnership solidifies our commitment to bringing local, fresh, and healthy food to the community. We support our Farmers and the work they do and we want to make sure that we build a food access bridge between the farmers and the families. Access to fresh good food is a right that we believe everyone should have.

We support an annual Back to School Block Party for our community. We gather partners from across the city to bring a  premier event showcasing student talent, vendors and resources to support our families. 

Family involvement is central to holistic communities. We partner with early learning programs to provide taste test kits as an additional way to initiate or increase family involvement. 

During farm stand season, on the first and third Wednesday of each month we present the Little Lions Farm Stand, held at Little Ones Learning Center to increase community access to fresh produce. 

We offer community cooking demos and more!